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.

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Name Format Description Link
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
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 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Feurt10
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 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

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  • 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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