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Watson, SCL and Beaumont, NJ 2024 Nutrient Recycling and Waste Remediation as a Service From Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems. In: Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science (Second Edition). Elsevier, 111-131, 21pp.
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The purpose of this chapter is to review environmental and ecological economics research on nutrient recycling and waste remediation of coastal ecosystems. For this purpose, two main questions are addressed: What are the monetary values associated with the ecosystem service of nutrient and waste remediation (NWR)? And, what characterizes good management of this service? It is found that values have mainly been assigned to nutrient treatment by coastal wetlands and shellfish although studies in other types of habitats e.g., kelp, seagrass and sediments are emerging. Removal of nutrients, revealed by a literature comparison of wetlands, ranged between €0–172,227 using a replacement cost valuation approach. It is also observed that nutrient neutrality policies have been implemented in practice for mitigating degradation of coastal ecosystems, but these differ in different parts of the world. The chapter also points at promising future mitigation options using marine nature based solutions, such as bivalve, kelp and seaweed farming.
| Item Type: | Publication - Book Section |
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| Divisions: | Plymouth Marine Laboratory > Science Areas > Sea and Society |
| Depositing User: | S Hawkins |
| Date made live: | 31 Jul 2025 09:38 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2025 09:38 |
| URI: | https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10482 |
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