New paper on adding up the benefits we get from the ocean

Map of ecosystem services in Lemmens Inlet, BC.
Map of ecosystem services in Lemmens Inlet, BC.
Guerry et al. 2012 Modeling benefits from nature: using ecosystem services to inform coastal and marine spatial planning is now out in the International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services, and Management. The paper describes a suite of tools for calculating marine ecosystem services from a seascape and sets the stage for the rest of the Marine Natural Capital Project.