Table 1.

Types of resources to be evaluated, definitions, examples, and who evaluates them

Type	Definition	Examples	Evaluators
1. Resources themselves	Value of individual species to the ecosystem	Keystone species	Natural resource trustees
		Trophic role	Conservationists
		Predator/prey dynamics	Regulators
		Endangered and threatened species	Tribal councils
2. Specific resources for individuals	Value of individual species to individual people or groups of people	Fish for fishing	Fish and game agencies
		Game for hunting	Conservationists
		Birds for bird-watching	Businesses catering to recreationists
		Wildlife for photography	Tribal councils
		Fish and coral for divers	Scientists and social scientists
		Plants for religious or medicinal purposes
3. Resources for communities	Value of ecosystem to human communities	Clean water and air	Regulators
		Buffers from storms, hurricanes.	Public policy-makers
			Coastal zone managers/Army Corp of Engineers
			Tribal councils
			Scientists
4. Intact ecosystems	Ecological, aesthetic and existence values to people	Old growth forest	Environmental Protection agencies (state and federal)
		Salt marshes	Ecologists
		Tropical forests	NGOs
		Deserts	Tribal councils
			Scientists

The examples and list of evaluators are not meant to be exhaustive, but representative.