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Tool Type
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Target User
Data Type
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Output
Location Tested
Uses a published methodology for estimating the value of marine environments at sub-national scales, for management purposes. Integrates natural capital accounting with spatial mapping of marine habitats, based on understanding of the links between habitats and ecosystem services.
- Economical
Telomeres are the end-part of chromosomes and protect them from progressive degradation. Stress can lead to telomere shortening, in turn causing accelerated physical ageing and decreasing lifespan. Measuring this can indicate sub-lethal stress.
- Ecological
Environmental DNA (eDNA) from organisms is detectable in the environment, using shed material (skin, mucus, faeces etc.). It traces the presence of species without need for capture or direct observations.
- Ecological
Assigning ecological value to an area through integration of the inherent value of the various ecosystem components, independent of human uses and is measured in non-monetary terms.
- Ecological
Under Development
Monetary natural capital accounting
Travel Cost
Stated Preference Methods
Complementary Accounting Network
Hedonic Pricing
Ecological vulnerability appraisal
EcoSEM
Deriving faunal function from Zooscan imagery
Alternative Futures
FCM Interviews
Physical Natural Capital Accounts
Participatory Socio-cultural Valuation—questionnaire
