In response to the growth of ecosystem services research, many concepts have emerged to understand how we connect ecosystem services with the human populations whom receive the benefits. Servicesheds are one of these emerging concepts and can be qualitatively described as the areas which provide ecosystem services to specific beneficiaries. Previous research lacks the use of mathematical, spatially-explicit models to connect beneficiaries with the ecosystem services that are provided to them by neighboring ecosystems. Working with an atmospheric dispersion model, CALPUFF, this research focuses on air quality regulating ecosystem services and specifically, dry deposition of gaseous pollutants. Multiple quantitative, reproducible, and spatially-explicit definitions of the serviceshed concept are proposed. The various definitions are dependent on the model’s results for concentration and dry deposition values. To discuss the application of these quantitative serviceshed definitions, a case study is conducted for a biodiesel manufacturing site in Cincinnati, OH. The results of the proposed serviceshed definitions yield different and complimentary information for the air quality regulation services. The results of these spatially-explicit definitions yield maps with serviceshed boundaries, which can inform ecosystem restoration and management decisions.

为了响应生态系统服务研究的增长，出现了许多概念，以了解我们如何将生态系统服务与受益的人群联系起来。服务营是这些新兴概念之一，可以定性地描述为向特定受益人提供生态系统服务的区域。先前的研究缺乏使用数学上的，空间明晰的模型来将受益人与邻近生态系统提供给他们的生态系统服务联系起来。这项研究与大气扩散模型CALPUFF合作，致力于空气质量调节生态系统服务，尤其是气态污染物的干沉降。提出了服务化概念的多个定量，可重现和空间明确的定义。各种定义取决于模型的浓度和干沉降值结果。为了讨论这些定量服务化定义的应用，针对俄亥俄州辛辛那提市一家生物柴油生产基地进行了案例研究。提议的服务区定义的结果为空气质量调节服务提供了不同且互为补充的信息。这些空间明确定义的结果产生了带有服务边界的地图，可以为生态系统的恢复和管理决策提供依据。提议的服务区定义的结果为空气质量调节服务提供了不同且互为补充的信息。这些空间明确定义的结果产生了具有服务边界的地图，可以为生态系统的恢复和管理决策提供依据。提议的服务区定义的结果为空气质量调节服务提供了不同且互为补充的信息。这些空间明确定义的结果产生了带有服务边界的地图，可以为生态系统的恢复和管理决策提供依据。