Maps and quantifies ecosystem services including carbon stocks, water yield, soil erosion, and habitat quality with trade-off analysis. Use this skill when the user mentions ecosystem services, InVEST models, ES mapping, carbon sequestration, water yield estimation, RUSLE erosion modeling, habitat quality, pollination services, trade-off analysis, PES (payments for ecosystem services), natural capital, or ES valuation.
name ecosystem-services-assessment description Maps and quantifies ecosystem services including carbon stocks, water yield, soil erosion, and habitat quality with trade-off analysis. Use this skill when the user mentions ecosystem services, InVEST models, ES mapping, carbon sequestration, water yield estimation, RUSLE erosion modeling, habitat quality, pollination services, trade-off analysis, PES (payments for ecosystem services), natural capital, or ES valuation. skill_version 1.0.0 Skill: ecosystem-services-assessment Domain: ES indicators · Provisioning · Regulating · Cultural · Trade-offs Phase: 3 — Specialist Used by: assess-ecosystem-services Purpose Guides the agent through the quantification and spatial representation of ecosystem services (ES): selecting appropriate indicators, computing biophysical ES estimates, mapping ES supply, and analysing trade-offs and synergies between services. When to Invoke Quantifying ecosystem services across a landscape or watershed Mapping ES supply and demand Analysing trade-offs between conservation and production services Supporting payments for ecosystem services (PES) design Environmental impact assessments requiring ES valuation Inputs Input Format Required Land cover / land use map GeoTIFF, SHP Yes Biophysical data (rainfall, DEM, soil, biomass) GeoTIFF, CSV Yes Socioeconomic data (population, demand) GeoTIFF, CSV Optional Study area polygon SHP, GPKG Yes Outputs Output Description es_indicator_maps/ One raster per ES indicator es_summary_table.csv ES value per land cover class tradeoff_matrix.csv Pairwise ES correlation matrix tradeoff_plot.png Scatter plots or heatmap of ES trade-offs es_report.md Full ES assessment narrative Steps