Prioritization of Ecocystem Services Research: Tampa Bay Demonstration Project
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Title:
Prioritization of Ecocystem Services Research: Tampa Bay Demonstration Project
Series Title:
Journal of Coastal Conservation
Creator:
Marc Russell
John Rogers
Stephen Jordan
Darrin Dantin
James Harvey
Janet Nestlerode
Federico Alvarez
Affiliation:
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher:
Springer
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Language:
English

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The Tampa Bay Ecosystem Services Demonstration Project (TBESDP) is part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Ecosystem Services Research Program. The principal objectives of TBESDP are to (1) quantify the ecosystem services of the Tampa Bay watershed, (2) determine the value of ecosystem services to society, (3) predict the supply of ecosystem services under future scenarios of population growth and climate change, and (4) apply this knowledge through models and tools that will support the best informed environmental decisions possible. The scope and complexity of this project required intensive effort to establish which services can be quantified by applying existing models, data, and scientific literature and which services will require supporting research. Research priorities were assessed by: (1) developing and refining conceptual models of major ecosystems in the Tampa Bay region, (2) gathering input from stakeholders about the relative importance and values of various ecosystem services, (3) preparing and reviewing a bibliometric analysis of the volume of scientific literature relevant to the ecosystems and services of interest, and (4) evaluating an integrated analysis of importance, value, and availability of scientific information. This analysis led us to focus on two research priorities, seagrass-habitat functions as support for fishery production, and wetlands as regulators of water quality. ( English )

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