Introduction to Ecosystem Services and Methods for Quantification

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An introduction to ecosystem services, which is increasingly recognized as a useful concept for decision-making, and provide an overview of the suite of methods that are used to quantify them. The course will also provide an overview of a suite of skills/courses needed for ecosystem services assessment and show how they contribute to quantifying ecosystem services. These skills include Structured Decision Making, Ecological Modeling, Bayesian Belief Networks, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, Monetary Valuation (non-market valuation methods), & Structural Equation Modeling. Prerequisites: ecology, microeconomics, Environment 520/521 or equivalent.