*Proceeding Paper*

### **Ecosystem Services Evaluation from Sustainable Water Management in Agriculture: An Example from An Intensely Irrigated Area in Central Greece †**

**Yiannis Panagopoulos \* , Dimitrios Karpouzos, Pantazis Georgiou and Dimitrios Papamichail**

> Department of Hydraulics, Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; dimkarp@agro.auth.gr (D.K.); pantaz@agro.auth.gr (P.G.); papamich@agro.auth.gr (D.P.)

**\*** Correspondence: ypanag@agro.auth.gr; Tel.: +30-2310-998-708

† Presented at the 7th International Electronic Conference on Water Sciences, 15–30 March 2023; Available online: https://ecws-7.sciforum.net.

**Abstract:** This study presents the provisional, regulating and cultural ecosystem services that can be delivered by the newly constructed multi-purpose reservoir of Lake Karla located in a water-scarce agricultural area in central Greece. The present short paper takes advantage of literature data and outputs produced from a dynamic GIS hydrologic and managemen<sup>t</sup> model of the study area with SWAT that simulated hydrology, reservoir operation, irrigation practices and crop production. The paper highlights the net provisional services that the local agricultural society can gain from the full operation of Karla and the additional benefits arising, such as flood control, biodiversity maintenance, aesthetic improvement and touristic opportunities.

**Keywords:** ecosystem services; hydrologic modelling; irrigated agriculture; Karla reservoir; SWAT; water managemen<sup>t</sup>

**Citation:** Panagopoulos, Y.; Karpouzos, D.; Georgiou, P.; Papamichail, D. Ecosystem Services Evaluation from Sustainable Water Management in Agriculture: An Example from An Intensely Irrigated Area in Central Greece. *Environ. Sci. Proc.* **2023**, *25*, 4. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/ECWS-7-14250

Academic Editor: Athanasios Loukas

Published: 16 March 2023

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