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Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems and Their Services

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Barbier, EB; Hacker, SD; Koch, EW; Stier, AC; Silliman, BR
March 6, 2012

The global decline in estuarine and coastal ecosystems (ECEs) is affecting a number of critical benefits, or ecosystem services. We review the main ecological functions and their services across a variety of ECEs, including marshes, mangroves, nearshore coral reefs, seagrass beds, and sand beaches and dunes. We cite estimates of the key economic values arising from these services, and discuss how the natural variability of ECE impacts their benefits, the synergistic relationships of ECE across seascapes, and the management implications.

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March 6, 2012

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12

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109 / 127
 

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Barbier, E. B., Hacker, S. D., Koch, E. W., Stier, A. C., & Silliman, B. R. (2012). Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems and Their Services. In Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science (Vol. 12, pp. 109–127). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.01206-7
Barbier, E. B., S. D. Hacker, E. W. Koch, A. C. Stier, and B. R. Silliman. “Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems and Their Services.” In Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, 12:109–27, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.01206-7.
Barbier EB, Hacker SD, Koch EW, Stier AC, Silliman BR. Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems and Their Services. In: Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science. 2012. p. 109–27.
Barbier, E. B., et al. “Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems and Their Services.” Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, vol. 12, 2012, pp. 109–27. Scopus, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.01206-7.
Barbier EB, Hacker SD, Koch EW, Stier AC, Silliman BR. Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems and Their Services. Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science. 2012. p. 109–127.

DOI

Publication Date

March 6, 2012

Volume

12

Start / End Page

109 / 127