Katie Krejsa

Ecosystem Services Mapping in the Southeast StoryMap

To identify where conservation actions are most needed to benefit ecosystem services, the authors mapped the distribution of four ecosystem services across the Southeast region of the United States: Wild Pollination Potential, Open Space Recreation Access, Water Purification, and Recreational Birding. These maps consider both the availability of a particular ecosystem service (supply) and the local need for that ecosystem service (demand). These maps were used to identify areas where supply was low and demand was high – areas likely in need of restoration – and areas where supply was better but demand still high, that are likely in need of conservation to maintain services. For some of the ecosystem services, both...