Predictive Modeling Supports Mapping of Ecosystem Services in a Lake Superior Estuary - Lake Scientist
Daniel Kelly
Water bodies provide lots of benefits to those living in or around them. But how do you quantify the benefits so they can be protected?
“We say ecosystem services are the benefits people receive from ecosystems. Quite a few are recreational,” said Ted Angradi, research biologist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency based in Duluth, Minn.
When it comes to remediating natural areas, or federally determined Areas Of Concern (AOC), more should be considered – the total benefits of an area..