Featured research in the area of ecosystem services

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Featured research in the area of ecosystem services

These are examples of the projects, publications and data sets used to answer the NTL framework question. Other projects and data sets may be found using the keywords 'long-term change', 'climate forcing', 'drivers', or 'ecosystem services'.

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Lakeshore residential development and growth of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides): a cross-lakes comparison
Navigating the back loop:Fostering social innovation and transformation in ecosystem management

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Research Highlights

Estimating the cost of invasive species in Northern Highlands lakes

Making a convincing case for ecosystem services ultimately depends on our ability to develop reliable estimates of the actual financial value of these services- a task that is challenged by several methodological hurdles. The contingent valuation (CV) method for non-market valuation of ecosystem services typically involves presenting the respondent with a choice to pay for a program intended to improve future outcomes, such as a program to place parcels into conservation easement, or a program to manage an invasive species. However, deducing the value of the good (or bad) at the core of the program....

Transformational Science

NTL has transformed our understanding of aquatic ecosystems by pioneering new approaches and perspectives for studying these environments. These transformations include:

LAKES IN THE LANDSCAPE

NTL researchers developed the “lake landscape position” concept to explain spatial variability in water chemistry and community composition that results from a shifting balance of groundwater, surface water, and precipitation inputs to adjacent lakes.

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