PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lupi, Frank
AU  - Basso, Bruno
AU  - Garnache, Cloé
AU  - Herriges, Joseph A.
AU  - Hyndman, David W.
AU  - Stevenson, R. Jan
TI  - Linking Agricultural Nutrient Pollution to the Value of Freshwater Ecosystem Services
AID  - 10.3368/wple.96.4.493
DP  - 2020 Nov 01
TA  - Land Economics
PG  - 493--509
VI  - 96
IP  - 4
4099  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/96/4/493.short
4100  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/96/4/493.full
SO  - Land Econ2020 Nov 01; 96
AB  - This paper describes our efforts to integrate economic and biophysical models to evaluate the effects agri-environmental policies have on the value of freshwater ecosystem services. We are developing an integrated assessment model (IAM) that links changes in phosphorus-related management practices on farm fields to changes in the value of key freshwater ecosystem services, including biological condition, water clarity, species-specific fish biomasses, and beach algae. Our IAM approach enables examination of the effects of policies and conservation programs on ecosystem services and values. Results will help policy makers allocate conservation dollars to improve water quality, enhance ecosystem services, and promote more sustainable agricultural production. (JEL Q24, Q51)