gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57775 eng UTF8 dataset Office for Coastal Management resourceProvider Cothran, Jeremy jeremy.cothran@gmail.com pointOfContact 2026-04-30T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Valuing the Ecosystem Services of Southern Maine Watersheds - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative) publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 57775 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57775 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information http://www.wellsreserve.org/blog/sustaining-coastal-landscapes-and-community-benefits WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Project Website download http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Feurt10 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. download 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. completed notPlanned EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 23.3 buffer ecosystem service valuation land use planning watershed theme Wells, ME place DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2026. GCMD Keywords, Version 24. 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 information custodian NERRS project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Valuing the Ecosystem Services of Southern Maine Watersheds - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57775. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. 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Requested citation format: NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative(NSC). otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: The distributor does not assume liability. unclassified eng; US oceans -70.597 -70.536 43.26 43.347 Wells, ME NERR | Currentness: Ground Condition 2010-09-01 2015-07-01 Project Lead and Contact: Christine Feurt, Wells NERR, cfeurt@wellsnerr.org Project Type: Collaborative Research http://www.wellsreserve.org/blog/sustaining-coastal-landscapes-and-community-benefits WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link http://www.wellsreserve.org/blog/sustaining-coastal-landscapes-and-community-benefits Project Website download http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Feurt10 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Feurt10 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. download