Human Dimensions
The various aspects of human behavior, society and culture that interact with or influence environmental and natural resource management. This includes understanding how people perceive, value and interact with the environment, as well as the social, economic and institutional factors that shape human interactions with natural resources and ecosystems.
Multiple Benefits
The benefits that people obtain from ecosystems. These can include the provision of resources such as food, water and timber; services such as climate change mitigation, flood control and disease regulation; cultural services such as spiritual and recreational benefits (e.g., hunting or canoeing); and supporting services such as nutrient cycling and soil formation.
Waterfowl Habitat
Waterfowl are wonderfully diverse, as are the habitats waterfowl require to fulfill their life cycle needs. Wetland types, including marshes, swamps, fens, lakes and bogs, make up waterfowl habitat, as do riparian areas, coastal estuaries and nearshore marine habitats. Additionally, many species also use nearby uplands for feeding and nesting. In this document, "waterfowl habitat" represents the range of wetlands and upland cover types necessary to sustain waterfowl populations.
