Developing a Vision: Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Decision Making - Proceedings of a Workshop

Open-File Report 2009-1062
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Abstract

The production, location, use, and value of ecosystem services have become an important factor in resource management. Decisions relating to resource conservation and restoration, as well as development, require an understanding of the services provided by natural systems and the response of these systems to natural and human-induced change. Increased demands for development and the resulting pressures on ecosystem services have lent urgency to the need for an improved understanding of the value of natural capital. However, resource management decisions are often made without considering the importance and value of services resulting from natural systems.
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Developing a Vision: Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Decision Making - Proceedings of a Workshop
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2009-1062
DOI 10.3133/ofr20091062
Edition -
Year Published 2009
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s) Eastern Geographic Science Center
Description iii, 8 p.
Time Range Start 2008-04-15
Time Range End 2008-04-15
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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