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Ecosystem services assessment at Steart Peninsula, Somerset, UK

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  • Vieira da Silva, Lia
  • Everard, Mark
  • Shore, Robert G.

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A systemic valuation was undertaken of marginal changes in ecosystem services assessed as likely to result from the Steart Coastal Management project, some in monetary terms and others semi-quantified. The Steart Coastal Management project entails allowing seawater once again to inundate formerly defended farmland, including modifications to the landform of to assist the re-creation of a range of wetland habitats on the Steart Peninsula. Primary drivers for this project include habitat creation and management of coastal flooding, although implications for a range of other connected services need also to be taken into account. Ecosystem services for which a market exists (typically traded goods with associated use values) were valued using market prices. For non-traded services, this study relied substantially on the economic valuation technique of ‘value transfer’. Despite having to rely on some wide but transparently stated assumptions and uncertainties, a conservative, yet considerable, net annual benefit range of £491,155 to £913,752 was deduced. Research gaps that limited our ability to quantify and/or value several ecosystem services were identified.

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  • Vieira da Silva, Lia & Everard, Mark & Shore, Robert G., 2014. "Ecosystem services assessment at Steart Peninsula, Somerset, UK," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 10(C), pages 19-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecoser:v:10:y:2014:i:c:p:19-34
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.07.008
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    1. Hsieh, Ching-Hua & Lin, Hsing-Wei & Liu, Wan-Yu, 2023. "Assessing the ecosystem services provided by conventional and organic farmlands: A better outcome for organic farmlands?," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    2. Haipeng Niu & Ran An & Dongyang Xiao & Mengmeng Liu & Xiaoming Zhao, 2022. "Estimation of Ecosystem Services Value at a Basin Scale Based on Modified Equivalent Coefficient: A Case Study of the Yellow River Basin (Henan Section), China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-23, December.

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