Global characterisation factors to assess land use impacts on biotic production

• Published in: The international journal of life cycle assessment Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 1243 - 1252
• Main Authors: Brandão, Miguel, i Canals, Llorenç Mil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.07.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biomass; Biota; Carbon; Carbon cycle; carbon sinks; case studies; climate; developmental stages; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecosystem services; energy; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Economics; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental impact; Fertility; Global Land Use Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Lca; Land use; Life cycle analysis; life cycle impact assessment; Life cycles; Natural resources; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Organic soils; Salinization; Silviculture; Soil erosion; soil organic carbon; Soil organic matter; Soil properties; Biotic production potential; Soil organic carbon (SOC); Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA); Midpoint indicators; Ecosystem services; Soil organic matter (SOM); Land use

PURPOSE: The inclusion of land-use activities in life cycle assessment (LCA) has been subject to much debate in the LCA community. Despite the recent methodological developments in this area, the impacts of land occupation and transformation on its long-term ability to produce biomass (referred to h...