Environmental decision-making benefits from considering ecosystem services to ensure that
aspects of the environment that people rely upon are fully evaluated. By focusing …

Freshwater mussels are threatened with extirpation in North America. They are a sentinel
species for ecosystem function and contribute towards many ecosystem services. As …

Abstract Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM), intended to restore, enhance and/or protect
the resilience of ecosystems, is gaining momentum. It is often argued, though, that some of …

Abstract The Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership is one of 28 programs in the
United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Estuary Program (NEP) charged …

A combination of ecological and socio-economic outcome indicators is essential for
understanding and assessing the effectiveness of the remediation and restoration of …

Ecosystem management requires a systematic, holistic approach that considers ecological
and social outcomes. Effective restoration practices promote a balance of ecological and …

There is an astonishing diversity of ways in which people benefit from coral reefs. They
provide recreation, resource extraction, inspirational, and educational opportunities, among …

Abstract Successful Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) approaches have advanced
both a socio-ecological approach to systems thinking and the application of principles of …

Accounting for ecosystem services across expansive and diverse landscapes presents
unique challenges to managers tasked with navigating and synthesizing the social …

Environmental problems are very often wicked problems: they are persistent, they have no
clear end, and involve moral choices resulting in winners and losers. Just as the ecological …