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Document: Manual for the Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP) v. 1.3. (Doc-390)

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Authors
Adamus, P. R.
Year
2016
Title
Manual for the Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP) v. 1.3.
Document Type
Report
Report Number
N/A
Place Published
Corvallis, Oregon
Publisher
Online only
Abstract
The Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP) is a standardized template for creating regionalized methods which then can be used to rapid assess ecosystem services (functions and values) of all wetland types throughout a focal region. WESP also may be used directly in its current condition to assess these services at the scale of an individual wetland, but without providing a regional context for interpreting that information. Nonetheless, WESP takes into account many landscape factors, especially as they relate to the potential or actual benefits of a wetland’s functions.A WESP assessment requires completing a single three-part data form, taking about 1-3 hours. Responses to questions on that form are based on review of aerial imagery and observations during a single site visit; GIS is not required. After data are entered in an Excel spreadsheet, the spreadsheet uses science-based logic models to automatically generate scores intended to reflect a wetland’s ability to support the following functions: Water Storage and Delay, Stream Flow Support, Water Cooling, Sediment Retention and Stabilization, Phosphorus Retention, Nitrate Removal and Retention, Carbon Sequestration, Organic Nutrient Export, Aquatic Invertebrate Habitat, Anadromous Fish Habitat, Non-anadromous Fish Habitat, Amphibian & Reptile Habitat, Waterbird Feeding Habitat, Waterbird Nesting Habitat, Songbird, Raptor and Mammal Habitat, Pollinator Habitat, and Native Plant Habitat. For all but two of these functions, scores are given for both components of an ecosystem service: function and benefit. In addition, wetland Ecological Condition (Integrity), Public Use and Recognition, Wetland Sensitivity, and Stressors are scored.
URL Exit
http://people.oregonstate.edu/~adamusp/WESP/Manual_WESP1.3_13Oct2016_Adamus.pdf
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