DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12709
论文题名: Assessing biodiversity loss due to land use with Life Cycle Assessment: Are we there yet?
作者: Souza D.M. ; Teixeira R.F.M. ; Ostermann O.P.
刊名: Global Change Biology
ISSN: 13541013
出版年: 2015
卷: 21, 期: 1 起始页码: 32
结束页码: 47
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Biodiversity indicators
; Ecological models
; Global change
; Land use
; Life cycle analysis
; Life cycle impact assessment
Scopus关键词: biodiversity
; ecosystem
; environment
; environmental protection
; population dynamics
; procedures
; theoretical model
; Biodiversity
; Conservation of Natural Resources
; Ecosystem
; Environment
; Models, Theoretical
; Population Dynamics
英文摘要: Ecosystems are under increasing pressure from human activities, with land use and land-use change at the forefront of the drivers that provoke global and regional biodiversity loss. The first step in addressing the challenge of how to reverse the negative outlook for the coming years starts with measuring environmental loss rates and assigning responsibilities. Pinpointing the global pressures on biodiversity is a task best addressed using holistic models such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). LCA is the leading method for calculating cradle-to-grave environmental impacts of products and services; it is actively promoted by many public policies, and integrated as part of environmental information systems within private companies. LCA already deals with the potential biodiversity impacts of land use, but there are significant obstacles to overcome before its models grasp the full reach of the phenomena involved. In this review, we discuss some pressing issues that need to be addressed. LCA mainly introduces biodiversity as an endpoint category modeled as a loss in species richness due to the conversion and use of land over time and space. The functional and population effects on biodiversity are mostly absent due to the emphasis on species accumulation with limited geographic and taxonomical reach. Current land-use modeling activities that use biodiversity indicators tend to oversimplify the real dynamics and complexity of the interactions of species among each other and with their habitats. To identify the main areas for improvement, we systematically reviewed LCA studies on land use that had findings related to global change and conservation ecology. We provide suggestion as to how to address some of the issues raised. Our overall objective was to encourage companies to monitor and take concrete steps to address the impacts of land use on biodiversity on a broader geographical scale and along increasingly globalized supply chains. © 2014 The Authors. Global Change Biology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/61732
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作者单位: Institute for Environment and Sustainability, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, TP270, Ispra, Italy; Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Lennart Hjelms väg, 9, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Biology, Research Group of Plant and Vegetation Ecology, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk, Belgium
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Souza D.M.,Teixeira R.F.M.,Ostermann O.P.. Assessing biodiversity loss due to land use with Life Cycle Assessment: Are we there yet?[J]. Global Change Biology,2015-01-01,21(1)