Nutrient farming: The business of environmental management

被引：30

作者：

Hey, DL ^{[1
]}

Urban, LS ^{[1
]}

Kostel, JA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Wetlands Inst, Chicago, IL 60604 USA

来源：

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | 2005年 / 24卷 / 04期

关键词：

nutrient control; flood control; restored wetlands; credit market;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.11.014

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Restored wetlands could be used successfully to address our recurring problems of excess nutrients (and sediments) and flood damages along U.S. rivers. Credit markets for flood storage, nitrogen, phosphorous, carbon, atrazine, sediment, and many other constituents would economically motivate landowners to restore wetlands. The resulting high-quality open space would provide for recreation, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity. By instigating the market for nitrate-nitrogen, we can jumpstart the entire process of using markets to manage ecosystems. The nitrogen market will create a new land-economics paradigm and new opportunities for landowners, particularly farmers. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：279 / 287

页数：9