57775
Valuing the Ecosystem Services of Southern Maine Watersheds - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
Data Set
Published / External
47021
NERRS
Project
Completed
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.
A team led by the Wells Reserve addressed this need by working with local, state, and federal stakeholders to better understand, measure, and communicate how southern Mainers value natural buffers and the tradeoffs they are willing to make to protect these critical resources for the future.
Project Lead and Contact:
Christine Feurt, Wells NERR, cfeurt@wellsnerr.org
Project Type: Collaborative Research
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY
Theme
buffer
Theme
ecosystem service valuation
Theme
land use planning
Theme
watershed
Spatial
Wells, ME
Data Set
None Planned
The distributor does not assume liability.
Metadata Contact
2017-10-31
Person
Cothran, Jeremy
jeremy.cothran@gmail.com
Ground Condition
-70.597
-70.536
43.347
43.26
Wells, ME NERR
Range
2010-09-01
2015-07-01
Unclassified
None
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http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Feurt10
Online Resource
This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data.
http://www.wellsreserve.org/blog/sustaining-coastal-landscapes-and-community-benefits
Online Resource
Project Website
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57775
Jeremy Cothran
2019-09-25T17:05:52
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:11:45
2019-11-01
Office for Coastal Management
OCM
1002
Public
No
2019-11-01
1 Year
2020-11-01