Item talk:Q227812

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 "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-geographic-science-center/science/ecosystem-services-assessment-nisqually-river",
 "headline": "An Ecosystem Services Assessment of the Nisqually River Delta, South Puget Sound, Washington",
 "datePublished": "June 15, 2020",
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     "name": "Kristin Byrd, Ph.D.",
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     "text": "Breaching dikes returned tidal exchange and flow of salt water to the marsh plain. It allowed regeneration of marsh vegetation, benefitting many species of plants, animals, and birds that reside in the refuge or use it as a migratory stopover. The FWS and US Geological Survey continue to monitor the restoration area and compare its recovery to historic marsh. The return of historic habitats also enhances the benefits that the marsh provides for visitors to the refuge and the local community."
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     "text": "Estuaries and their wildlife provide a multitude of benefits to people, collectively known as ecosystem services. In the Nisqually River Delta. We are conducting an ecosystem services assessment including economic valuation that considers tribal and commercial fisheries, climate regulation through carbon sequestration, and wildlife watching (birdwatching). We are estimating ecosystem services provided under current conditions (i.e., a present-day baseline) and we are comparing changes in services across multiple sea level rise and management scenarios. We will also consider the change in services before and after the 2009 restoration project. The assessment will consider the mosaic of habitats within the Delta, including tidal forest and tidal marsh, which are important habitat for salmon that represent substantial carbon stocks. By using an approach that centers on ecosystem services, we can translate how changes in ecological function can impact the flows of benefits to people."
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     "text": "We will develop biophysical and economic models to quantify the level of benefits derived from estuarine habitats and use non-market valuation methods to estimate societal value of these services. Our research will directly inform the managers of Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR as they prepare their Climate Change Adaptation Plan by estimating the provision of ecosystem services and their benefits to people under sea-level rise scenarios. We will conduct workshops with land managers across the Puget Sound region to develop an approach to transfer tools from this research to other estuaries and scale the ecosystem service assessment to a larger area. This work received funding from the USGS LandCarbon Program, the USGS Land Change Science Program and USGS Northwest Climate Adaptation Center."
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     "text": "Overview of Nisqually River Delta ecosystem services modeling"
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     "text": "Marsh Elevation Change and Carbon Sequestration"
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     "text": "USGS Research Team"
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     "text": "More about work in the Nisqually River Delta, check on the following links:"
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     "text": "Recreational Bird Watching and Habitat"
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     "text": "Fisheries and Fish Habitat"
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     "text": "The Nisqually River Delta, an estuary located at the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington State, has been the site of multiple restoration efforts aimed at converting diked farmland back to tidal marsh. As of 2009, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) restored over 900 acres within the  Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)."
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     "text": "This work was supported by the USGS LandCarbon Program, the Land Change Science Program, and the Northwest Climate Adaptation Center."
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