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Valuing the Ecosystem Services of Southern Maine Watersheds - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
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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http://www.wellsreserve.org/blog/sustaining-coastal-landscapes-and-community-benefits
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http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Feurt10
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GCMD Keyword Forum Page
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| 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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| keyword |
[ "EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY", "buffer", "ecosystem service valuation", "land use planning", "watershed", "Wells, ME", "DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce", "NERRS" ] |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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{ "name": "Office for Coastal Management", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | -70.536,43.26,-70.597,43.347 |
| temporal | 2010-09-01T00:00:00+00:00/2015-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Valuing the Ecosystem Services of Southern Maine Watersheds - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative) |
