Press Resources: Ecosystem Hotspots 5/14

Press Release: “Study: Valuable Mass. Ecosystems Shrinking, Doing More with Less” 

Scientific Paper in The Journal of Applied Ecology: Land-use impacts on the quantity and configuration of ecosystem service provisioning in Massachusetts, USA 

Contact: Clarisse Hart, Harvard Forest Outreach Manager (978-756-6157; hart3@fas.harvard.edu) 

Video

By study author Meghan Blumstein

Photographs

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Forests surrounding the Quabbin Reservoir protect the water supply for 2 million residents of metro Boston. Photo by Clarisse Hart.
Landscapes perforated by development are less able to provide benefits to society. Photo by David Foster.
A young moose stands in a leafless forest in early spring
Moose habitat includes large, intact forest blocks. Photo by David Foster.
A wetland boardwalk surrounded by bright green skunk cabbage
Ecosystem “hotspots” provide multiple benefits to society, such as carbon sequestration, outdoor recreation, drinking water filtration, and flood regulation. Photo by David Foster.