Serviceshed

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The geographical region that supplies ecosystem services to a beneficiary.

    "Some servicesheds overlap: the servicesheds of Farm 1 and Farm 2 fall entirely within Farm 3's serviceshed because Farm 3 takes water from further downstream."

Example

More examples

"Some servicesheds overlap: the servicesheds of Farm 1 and Farm 2 fall entirely within Farm 3's serviceshed because Farm 3 takes water from further downstream."

Etymology

From service + shed.

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