Coastal zone ecosystem services: From science to values and decision making; a case study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 493, Issue , 2014, Pages 682-693

  Luisetti, T ^a   Turner, R K ^b   Jickells, T ^b   Andrews, J ^b   Elliott, M ^c   Schaafsma, M ^b   Beaumont, N ^d   Malcolm, S ^a   Burdon, D ^c   Adams, C ^b   Watts, W ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context dependency; Ecosystem services; Flows; Stock; System complexity; Value transfer

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ESTUARIES; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONTEXT DEPENDENCY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FLOWS; STOCK; SYSTEM COMPLEXITY; VALUE TRANSFERS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOPHYSICS; COASTAL ZONE; COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; POLICY MAKING; SALTMARSH; SUSTAINABILITY; VALUATION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STORAGE; CASE STUDY; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ESTUARY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; ACCOUNTING; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; FOOD; RECREATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ECOSYSTEM; MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLACKWATER ESTUARY; ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; HUMBER ESTUARY; NORTH SEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARBON;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ESTUARIES; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84903639999     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.099     Document Type: Article

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