The changes in land use, climate and human demands that occur in each scenario impact the ecosystem benefits people depend on in the Yahara, such as food production, water quality and flood regulation. Click the graphic below to explore how these impacts play out in Abandonment and Renewal, compared with the other three scenarios and today.

This graphic depicts preliminary results from our ecosystem models, which simulated the land-use and climate changes that occur in the scenarios. The data are subject to change, pending academic review.