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Ecosystem Services Tara Hooper Plymouth Marine Laboratory tarh@pml.ac.uk. Growing popularity as a management tool…. - What are Ecosystem Services? . - Why are they important? . Ecosystem Services. Nature’s Benefits. What does the environment do for me?.
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Ecosystem Services Tara Hooper Plymouth Marine Laboratory tarh@pml.ac.uk
Growing popularity as a management tool…. - What are Ecosystem Services? - Why are they important?
Ecosystem Services Nature’s Benefits What does the environment do for me? Understanding the links between people and the environment Communicating the importance of nature • Food, raw materials • Wellbeing, heritage • Reducing harm
Using Ecosystem Services in Management Understand the environment in terms of what it provides for people Determine the value of the environment Compare this to the value of proposed developments
Cruise ships Maerl beds vs • 500 jobs • £500,000 annually • Important habitat
Underwater habitats in the Biosphere Reserve • Habitat • Service • Benefit • Nursery habitat • Food chain • Burial