Gauging the social values of ecosystem services in the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve

"This report presents the findings of a survey initiative conducted to gauge the social values of ecosystem services of the visitors, seasonal residents, and permanent residents of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Reserve). Located 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, the Reserve is utilized by multiple user-groups including commercial entities, non-profit institutions, local residents, visitors, students and teachers. In order to gauge the perceived values of ecosystem services these user groups hold for the site, a survey instrument was designed in collaboration with the management staff of the Reserve to analyze the knowledge, attitudes, and preferences of respondents. Components of the survey instrument addressed a range of topics such as observed changes in abundance for key Reserve wildlife and prioritization of management goals, among others"--Executive Summary. [doi:10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-243 (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-243)] Jarrod Loerzel, Landon Knapp, and Matt Gorstein. "December 2017." Includes bibliographical references (page 49). 2017 NOS (National Ocean Service) NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) MPA (Marine Protected Areas) Library http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-243 Public Domain 1935