1. Ecosystem Services Tara Hooper Plymouth Marine Laboratory tarh@pml.ac.uk

2. Growing popularity as a management tool…. - What are Ecosystem Services? - Why are they important?

3. Ecosystem Services Communicating the importance of nature Nature’s Benefits What does the environment do for me? Food, raw materialsWellbeing, heritageReducing harm Understanding the links between people and the environment

4. Using Ecosystem Services in Management Understand the environment in terms of what it provides for people Determine the value of the environment Compare this to the value of proposed developments

5. Falmouth Harbour

6. 500 jobs £500,000 annually Cruise ships vs Maerl beds Important habitat

7. Underwater habitats in the Biosphere Reserve HabitatServiceBenefit Nursery habitat Food chain Burial