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The Tampa Bay Ecosystem Services Demonstration Project (TBESDP) is part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Ecosystem Services Research Program. The principal objectives of TBESDP are to (1) quantify the ecosystem services of the Tampa Bay watershed, (2) determine the value of ecosystem services to society, (3) predict the supply of ecosystem services under future scenarios of population growth and climate change, and (4) apply this knowledge through models and tools that will support the best informed environmental decisions possible. The scope and complexity of this project required intensive effort to establish which services can be quantified by applying existing models, data, and scientific literature and which services will require supporting research. Research priorities were assessed by: (1) developing and refining conceptual models of major ecosystems in the Tampa Bay region, (2) gathering input from stakeholders about the relative importance and values of various ecosystem services, (3) preparing and reviewing a bibliometric analysis of the volume of scientific literature relevant to the ecosystems and services of interest, and (4) evaluating an integrated analysis of importance, value, and availability of scientific information. This analysis led us to focus on two research priorities, seagrass-habitat functions as support for fishery production, and wetlands as regulators of water quality.
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Numbers of articles found in the 100 highest ranked environmental and ecological science journals related to selected ecosystem types and ecosystem services. The 22 journals in which no relevant articles were found are not included in the table. (DOC 206 kb)
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Russell, M., Rogers, J., Jordan, S. et al. Prioritization of Ecosystem Services Research: Tampa Bay Demonstration Project. J Coast Conserv 15, 647–658 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-011-0158-z
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