Modeling the production of multiple ecosystem services from agricultural and forest landscapes in Rhode Island

Authors

Tingting Liu, University of Rhode Island
Nathaniel H. Merrill, University of Rhode Island
Arthur J. Gold, University of Rhode Island
Dorothy Q. Kellogg, University of Rhode Island
Emi Uchida, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

1-1-2013

Abstract

This study spatially quantifies hydrological ecosystem services and the production of ecosystem services at the watershed scale. We also investigate the effects of stressors such as land use change, climate change, and choices in land management practices on production of ecosystem services and their values. We demonstrate the approach in the Beaver River watershed in Rhode Island. Our key finding is that choices in land use and land management practices create tradeoffs across multiple ecosystem services and the extent of these tradeoffs depends considerably on the scenarios and ecosystem services being compared. Copyright 2013 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volume

42

Issue

1

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Liu, Tingting, Nathaniel H. Merrill, Arthur J. Gold, Dorothy Q. Kellogg, and Emi Uchida. "Modeling the production of multiple ecosystem services from agricultural and forest landscapes in Rhode Island." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 42, 1 (2013). doi: 10.1017/S1068280500007711.