ArticleEnvironmental management2018
Combining ecosystem services assessment with structured decision making to support ecological restoration planning.
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- Environmental DNA as a tool for hydropower impact assessments: current status, special considerations, and future integration.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2025Review
- Using Structured Decision Making to Evaluate Wetland Restoration Opportunities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.Environmental management · 2022Article
- Application of Edge Computing Technology in Hydrological Spatial Analysis and Ecological Planning.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Afforestation, reforestation and new challenges from COVID-19: Thirty-three recommendations to support civil society organizations (CSOs).Journal of environmental management · 2021Review
- Ecological impact assessment of climate change and habitat loss on wetland vertebrate assemblages of the Great Barrier Reef catchment and the influence of survey bias.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Evaluating the ecosystem services and benefits of wetland restoration by use of the rapid benefit indicators approach.Integrated environmental assessment and management · 2019Article
- Non-monetary valuation using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Using a strength-of-evidence approach to inform choices among alternatives.Ecosystem services · 2018Article
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Abstract
Accounting for ecosystem services in environmental decision making is an emerging research topic. Modern frameworks for ecosystem services assessment emphasize evaluating the social benefits of ecosystems, in terms of who benefits and by how much, to aid in comparing multiple courses of action. Structured methods that use decision analytic-approaches are emerging for the practice of ecological restoration. In this article, we combine ecosystem services assessment with structured decision making to estimate and evaluate measures of the potential benefits of ecological restoration with a case study in the Woonasquatucket River watershed, Rhode Island, USA. We partnered with a local watershed management organization to analyze dozens of candidate wetland restoration sites for their abilities to supply five ecosystem services-flood water retention, scenic landscapes, learning opportunities, recreational opportunities, and birds. We developed 22 benefit indicators related to the ecosystem services as well as indicators for social equity and reliability that benefits will sustain in the future. We applied conceptual modeling and spatial analysis to estimate indicator values for each candidate restoration site. Lastly, we developed a decision support tool to score and aggregate the values for the organization to screen the restoration sites. Results show that restoration sites in urban areas can provide greater social benefits than sites in less urban areas. Our research approach is general and can be used to investigate other restoration planning studies that perform ecosystem services assessment and fit into a decision-making process.
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