Valuing the Ecosystem Services of Southern Maine Watersheds - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

Along the coast of southern Maine, the need to conserve natural buffers in order to protect rivers and wetlands has become a focal point for tensions between development and conservation interests. In this rapidly developing landscape, decision-makers often feel they must choose development over conservation or restoration to support local economies. While there is scientific evidence that underscores the value of protecting natural buffers around sensitive water bodies, local decision-makers need additional place-based, economic information about the ecosystem services that these lands provide and the range of tradeoffs that are implied in related land use decisions.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Feurt10
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Feurt10
0 Project Website http://www.wellsreserve.org/blog/sustaining-coastal-landscapes-and-community-benefits
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57775
0 Project Website http://www.wellsreserve.org/blog/sustaining-coastal-landscapes-and-community-benefits
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/57775.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • nerrs
  • land use planning
  • office of coastal management
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • me
  • buffer
  • noaa
  • marine ecosystems
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • estuary
  • wells
  • watershed
  • ecosystem service valuation

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