OPENAIRE OpenAire Sygma UnpayWall Recolector de Ciencia Abierta, RECOLECTA Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DIGITAL.CSIC Crossref European Union Open Data Portal http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/24/13757/pdf https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/24/13757/pdf https://doi.org/10261/279275 Sustainability Open Access 2021-12-14 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>For the Czech Republic to recover from the effects of past mismanagement, it is necessary to determine how its landscape management can be improved holistically by reinforcing the small water cycle. We conducted a scenario analysis across four time periods using SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) to determine the effects of land use, land management, and crop rotation shifts since the 1800s in what is now the Czech Republic. The 1852 and 1954 land-use scenarios behaved the most similarly hydrologically across all four scenarios, likely due to minimal landscape transformation and the fact that these two scenarios occur prior to the widespread incorporation of subsurface tile drainages across the landscape. Additionally, the crop rotation of 1920–1938 reinforces the small water cycle the most, while that of 1950–1989 reinforces the small water cycle the least. Diversified crop rotations should be incentivized to farmers, and increasing the areas of forest, brush, and permanent grassland should be prioritized to further reinforce the small water cycle. It is necessary to foster relationships and open communication between watershed managers, landowners, and scientists to improve the small water cycle and to pave the way for successful future hydrological modeling in the Czech Republic.</p></article> landscape management; small water cycle; crop rotation; land-use change; scenario analysis; SWAT 2. Zero hunger Land-use change 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 15. Life on land Small water cycle 01 natural sciences Scenario analysis 6. Clean water Landscape management Crop rotation 13. Climate action 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries SWAT 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nina Noreika, Julie Winterová, Tailin Li, Josef Krása, Tomáš Dostál, 2021-12-13 journalpaper <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>For the Czech Republic to recover from the effects of past mismanagement, it is necessary to determine how its landscape management can be improved holistically by reinforcing the small water cycle. We conducted a scenario analysis across four time periods using SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) to determine the effects of land use, land management, and crop rotation shifts since the 1800s in what is now the Czech Republic. The 1852 and 1954 land-use scenarios behaved the most similarly hydrologically across all four scenarios, likely due to minimal landscape transformation and the fact that these two scenarios occur prior to the widespread incorporation of subsurface tile drainages across the landscape. Additionally, the crop rotation of 1920–1938 reinforces the small water cycle the most, while that of 1950–1989 reinforces the small water cycle the least. Diversified crop rotations should be incentivized to farmers, and increasing the areas of forest, brush, and permanent grassland should be prioritized to further reinforce the small water cycle. It is necessary to foster relationships and open communication between watershed managers, landowners, and scientists to improve the small water cycle and to pave the way for successful future hydrological modeling in the Czech Republic.</p></article> The Small Water Cycle in the Czech Landscape: How Has It Been Affected by Land Management Changes Over Time? 10261/279275 773903