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Species-pool effect potentials (SPEP) as a yardstick to evaluate land-use impacts on biodiversity

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Koellner, Thomas:
Species-pool effect potentials (SPEP) as a yardstick to evaluate land-use impacts on biodiversity.
In: Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 8 (2000) Issue 4 . - pp. 293-311.
ISSN 0959-6526
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-6526(00)00026-3

Abstract in another language

Using land to produce biomass or to build infrastructure has adverse impacts on ecosystem quality or, more precisely, on attributes (biodiversity, ecological functions, natural resources) of ecosystem quality. However, there is no comprehensive assessment methodology that allows the assessment of different land-use activities in life cycle impact assessment (LCIA). I have defined the safeguard subject ecosystem quality and have modelled land-use impacts on species diversity on both local and regional scales. The characterisation factor species-pool effect potential (SPEP) has been developed for weighting a wide range of land-use activities. Occupation of urban, built-up and arable land are found to negatively affect the species-pool. Mixed forests and fallow appear to have positive effects. Generic SPEP factors can be used to assess the potential effect of land-use interventions in the framework of LCIA.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Keywords: Life cycle impact assessment; Land-use; Ecosystem quality; Biodiversity; Local and regional effects
Institutions of the University: Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Professor Ecological Services > Professor Ecological Services - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Köllner
Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Professor Ecological Services
Result of work at the UBT: No
DDC Subjects: 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology
Date Deposited: 03 Jul 2018 13:07
Last Modified: 07 Feb 2022 14:38
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/44828