Integrating estimates of ecosystem services from conservation programs and practices into models for decision makers

被引:30
作者
Euliss, Ned H., Jr. [1 ]
Smith, Loren M. [2 ]
Liu, Shuguang [3 ]
Duffy, Walter G. [4 ]
Faulkner, Stephen P. [5 ]
Gleason, Robert A. [1 ]
Eckles, S. Diane [6 ]
机构
[1] US Geol Survey, No Prairie Wildlife Res Ctr, Jamestown, ND 58401 USA
[2] Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Zool, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA
[3] US Geol Survey, Sioux Falls, SD 57198 USA
[4] Humboldt State Univ, US Geol Survey, Calif Cooperat Fisheries Res Unit, Arcata, CA 95521 USA
[5] US Geol Survey, Natl Wetlands Res Ctr, Lafayette, LA 70506 USA
[6] Nat Resources Conservat Serv, USDA, Resource Inventory & Assessment Div, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA
关键词
climate change; Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP); ecological forecasting; ecosystem services; land use; modeling; wetlands;
D O I
10.1890/09-0285.1
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Most government agencies involved in land management are seeking consistent approaches to evaluate the effects of specific management actions on ecological processes and concurrent changes on ecosystem services. This is especially true within the context of anthropogenic influences, such as land use and climate change. The Conservation Effects Assessment Project-Wetlands National Component (CEAP-Wetlands) was developed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to evaluate effects of conservation practices on ecosystem services including carbon sequestration for climate stability, groundwater recharge, runoff and flood attenuation, water storage, nutrient and contaminant retention, and wildlife habitat. A primary purpose of CEAP-Wetlands is to provide science-based information in an adaptive monitoring framework for use by the USDA to facilitate policy and management decisions, and to document effects of conservation programs and practices to the federal Office of Management and Budget. Herein, we propose a modeling framework to allow estimation of conservation practice and program effects on various ecosystem services at different temporal and spatial scales. This modeling approach provides the broad view needed by decision-makers to avoid unintended negative environmental outcomes, and to communicate to society the positive effects of conservation actions on a broad suite of ecosystem services.
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页码:S128 / S134
页数:7
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