Understanding multifunctional Bay of Fundy dykelands and tidal wetlands using ecosystem services—a baseline
We review what is known about ecosystem service (ES) delivery from agricultural dykelands and tidal wetlands around the dynamic Bay of Fundy in the face of climate change and sea-level rise, at the outset of the national NSERC ResNet project. Agricultural dykelands are areas of drained tidal wetland...
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| author | Kate Sherren Kirsten Ellis Julia A. Guimond Barret Kurylyk Nicole LeRoux Jeremy Lundholm Mark L. Mallory Danika van Proosdij Allison K. Walker Tony M. Bowron John Brazner Lisa Kellman B. L. Turner II Emily Wells |
| author_facet | Kate Sherren Kirsten Ellis Julia A. Guimond Barret Kurylyk Nicole LeRoux Jeremy Lundholm Mark L. Mallory Danika van Proosdij Allison K. Walker Tony M. Bowron John Brazner Lisa Kellman B. L. Turner II Emily Wells |
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| description | We review what is known about ecosystem service (ES) delivery from agricultural dykelands and tidal wetlands around the dynamic Bay of Fundy in the face of climate change and sea-level rise, at the outset of the national NSERC ResNet project. Agricultural dykelands are areas of drained tidal wetland that have been converted to agricultural lands and protected using dykes and aboiteaux (one-way drains or sluices), first introduced by early French settlers (Acadians). Today, Nova Scotia’s 242 km system of dykes protect 17,364 ha of increasingly diverse land uses—including residential, industrial, and commercial uses as well as significant tourism, recreational, and cultural amenities—and is undergoing system modernization and adaptation. Different ES are provided by drained and undrained landscapes such as agriculture from dykelands and regulating services from wetlands, but more complex dynamics exist when beneficiaries are differentiated. This review reveals many knowledge gaps about ES delivery and dynamics, including around net greenhouse gas implications, storm protection, water quality, fish stocks, pollination processes, sense of place, and aesthetics, some of which may reveal shared ES or synergies instead of trade-offs. We emphasize the need to be open to adapting ES concepts and categorizations to fully understand Indigenous implications of these land use decisions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e352efd90d2487ea08c6fb8435941972022-12-21T21:30:28ZengCanadian Science PublishingFACETS2371-16712021-01-01611446147310.1139/facets-2020-0073Understanding multifunctional Bay of Fundy dykelands and tidal wetlands using ecosystem services—a baselineKate Sherren0Kirsten Ellis1Julia A. Guimond2Barret Kurylyk3Nicole LeRoux4Jeremy Lundholm5Mark L. Mallory6Danika van Proosdij7Allison K. Walker8Tony M. Bowron9John Brazner10Lisa Kellman11B. L. Turner II12Emily Wells13School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, CanadaCBWES Inc., Terence Bay, NS B3T 1X7, CanadaDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, CanadaDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, CanadaDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, CanadaCBWES Inc., Terence Bay, NS B3T 1X7, Canada Department of Biology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, CanadaDepartment of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, CanadaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, CanadaDepartment of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, CanadaCBWES Inc., Terence Bay, NS B3T 1X7, Canada Department of Environmental Science, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, CanadaWildlife Division, Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, Kentville, NS B4N 4E5, CanadaDepartment of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, CanadaSchool of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USASchool for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, CanadaWe review what is known about ecosystem service (ES) delivery from agricultural dykelands and tidal wetlands around the dynamic Bay of Fundy in the face of climate change and sea-level rise, at the outset of the national NSERC ResNet project. Agricultural dykelands are areas of drained tidal wetland that have been converted to agricultural lands and protected using dykes and aboiteaux (one-way drains or sluices), first introduced by early French settlers (Acadians). Today, Nova Scotia’s 242 km system of dykes protect 17,364 ha of increasingly diverse land uses—including residential, industrial, and commercial uses as well as significant tourism, recreational, and cultural amenities—and is undergoing system modernization and adaptation. Different ES are provided by drained and undrained landscapes such as agriculture from dykelands and regulating services from wetlands, but more complex dynamics exist when beneficiaries are differentiated. This review reveals many knowledge gaps about ES delivery and dynamics, including around net greenhouse gas implications, storm protection, water quality, fish stocks, pollination processes, sense of place, and aesthetics, some of which may reveal shared ES or synergies instead of trade-offs. We emphasize the need to be open to adapting ES concepts and categorizations to fully understand Indigenous implications of these land use decisions.https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0073tidal wetland restorationdike realignmentecosystem servicemanaged realignmentsalt marshtrade-offs |
| spellingShingle | Kate Sherren Kirsten Ellis Julia A. Guimond Barret Kurylyk Nicole LeRoux Jeremy Lundholm Mark L. Mallory Danika van Proosdij Allison K. Walker Tony M. Bowron John Brazner Lisa Kellman B. L. Turner II Emily Wells Understanding multifunctional Bay of Fundy dykelands and tidal wetlands using ecosystem services—a baseline FACETS tidal wetland restoration dike realignment ecosystem service managed realignment salt marsh trade-offs |
| title | Understanding multifunctional Bay of Fundy dykelands and tidal wetlands using ecosystem services—a baseline |
| title_full | Understanding multifunctional Bay of Fundy dykelands and tidal wetlands using ecosystem services—a baseline |
| title_fullStr | Understanding multifunctional Bay of Fundy dykelands and tidal wetlands using ecosystem services—a baseline |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding multifunctional Bay of Fundy dykelands and tidal wetlands using ecosystem services—a baseline |
| title_short | Understanding multifunctional Bay of Fundy dykelands and tidal wetlands using ecosystem services—a baseline |
| title_sort | understanding multifunctional bay of fundy dykelands and tidal wetlands using ecosystem services a baseline |
| topic | tidal wetland restoration dike realignment ecosystem service managed realignment salt marsh trade-offs |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0073 |
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