A review of selected ecosystem services provided by coastal wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes.

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• coastal wetland 93%
• ecosystem service 70%
• lake 45%
• wetland 30%
• sport 20%
• fishery 15%
• basin 14%
• breeding bird 12%
• water quality improvement 12%
• waterfowl 12%
• coastal protection 12%
• wildlife habitat 11%
• fish 11%
• reptile 10%
• bird species 10%
• forage 10%
• amphibian 10%
• sediment 9%
• food web 9%
• carbon sequestration 9%
• rice 8%
• wildlife 8%
• life cycle 7%
• decision making 7%
• timescale 7%
• disturbance 6%
• young 6%
• land use 6%
• decision 6%
• services 6%
• habitat 6%
• indicator 5%
• effect 2%

Agriculture & Biology

• Great Lakes 100%
• ecosystem services 84%
• wetlands 76%
• basins 18%
• fisheries 12%
• sediments 12%
• game fish 10%
• anthropogenic stressors 10%
• wildlife habitats 9%
• wild rice 8%
• forage fish 8%
• waterfowl 7%
• carbon sequestration 7%
• food webs 7%
• sports 7%
• anthropogenic activities 6%
• decision making 6%
• water quality 6%
• reptiles 6%
• wildlife 6%
• land use 6%
• amphibians 5%
• life cycle (organisms) 5%
• birds 3%
• breeding 3%
• habitats 3%
• fish 3%