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| Boerema, Annelies; Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp; annelies.boerema@uantwerpen.be; Geerts, Lindsay; Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp; lindsay.geerts@uantwerpen.be; Oosterlee, Lotte; Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp; lotte.oosterlee@uantwerpen.be; Temmerman, Stijn; Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp; stijn.temmerman@uantwerpen.be; Meire, Patrick; Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp; patrick.meire@uantwerpen.be. |
| Long-term assessment of ecosystem restoration projects is complex because of ecological processes such as succession, particularly in highly dynamic ecosystems such as estuaries. Restoration of intertidal flats and marshes on formerly embanked land, often called managed coastal realignment (MR), became popular in estuarine management. In our study, biophysical and monetary data were collected to calculate the value of 15 (sub)ecosystem services (ES) delivered by a large tidal marsh restoration project in the Schelde estuary in Belgium and the Netherlands. We hypothesized that ES delivery changes over time due to ecological succession and hence the long-term benefits are subject to this phenomenon and need to be taken into consideration. A marsh sediment... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Long-term benefits; Managed coastal realignment (MR); Marsh succession; Monetary valuation; Temporal scale. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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