Table 1. Economic value of ecosystem services provided by salt marsh zones in the study area. All values are per hectare per year and adjusted to 2006 US Dollars; i.e., $/ha/yr. Property values contained within ( ) are calculated at 6% (see text) as opposed to 3%.
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Community zone: |
Birding/Hunt Recreation |
Carbon sequestration |
Storm protection |
Fisheries |
Property |
Total |
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water |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4,533.5 |
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low marsh |
n/a |
1,204.8 |
11,748.9 |
6,943.9 |
505.4 (6,506.4) |
20,403.0
(26,403.7) |
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salt flat |
4,540.2 |
-9.4 |
405.1 |
n/a |
511.1 (6,579.6) |
5,447.0
(11,515.5) |
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high marsh |
4,540.2 |
1,140.4 |
1,174.9 |
n/a |
865.7 (11,145.4) |
7,721.0
(18,000.9) |
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upland |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
4,713.8 (60,684.3) |
4,713.8
(60,684.3) |
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