Ecosystem Services Provided by Living Shorelines

Ashley Smyth , Laura Reynolds, Savanna Barry, , Joshua Patterson, andEdward Camp

Release Date: 5/30/2022

Reviewed At: 2/10/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss707-2022

Natural Resources

Abstract

The purpose of this new 6-page document is to explain the types of ecosystem services provided by different types of living shorelines and how to quantify these values. The target audience for this document is local governments and municipalities that make decisions about developing, conserving, and restoring living shorelines; state management agencies that oversee broader scale habitat management; and finally, homeowners who will be immediately affected by any of these decisions. Written by Ashley R. Smyth, Laura K. Reynolds, Savanna C. Barry, Natalie C. Stephens, Joshua T. Patterson, and Edward V. Camp and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences.

About this Publication

This document is SL494, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Smyth, A. R., Reynolds, L. K., Barry, S. C., Stephens, N. C., Patterson, J. T., & Camp, E. V. (2022). Ecosystem Services of Living Shorelines. EDIS, 2022(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss707-2022

Authors

Ashley Smyth

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Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, biogeochemistry, Ph.D., Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center

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Laura Reynolds

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, coastal ecology, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

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Savanna Barry

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized agent IV, Florida Sea Grant Program, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, Cedar Key, FL

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Natalie C. Stephens

former biological technician, Florida Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, Cedar Key, FL

Joshua Patterson

Specialist

University of Florida

professor, aquaculture, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension and Florida Sea Grant, The Florida Aquarium's Center for Conservation

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Edward Camp

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, fisheries and aquaculture governance, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Gainesville FL

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