Assessment of land use impacts on the natural environment Part 2: Generic characterization factors for local species diversity in Central Europe

• Published in: The international journal of life cycle assessment Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 32 - 48
• Main Authors: Koellner, Thomas, Scholz, Roland W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Landsberg Ecomed 01.01.2008; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural ecosystems; Agriculture; Amphibians; Animal species; Biodiversity; Decision making; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecological function; Economic activity; Ecosystems; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Economics; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental impact; Environmental science; Flowers & plants; Forestry; Geographical distribution; Habitat preferences; Intensive farming; Land use; Land Use in LCA (Subject Editor: Llorenç Milà i Canals); Life cycle analysis; Life cycles; Meadows; Meta-analysis; Mollusca; Mollusks; Mosses; Natural environment; Plant diversity; Plant species; Species diversity; Species richness; Threatened species; Typology; Urban areas; Central Europe; species diversity; land use; impacts; LCA; Generic assessment

Goal, Scope and Background Land use is an economic activity that generates large benefits for human society. One side effect, however, is that it has caused many environmental problems throughout history and still does today. Biodiversity, in particular, has been negatively influenced by intensive a...