Challenges in life cycle assessment: an overview of current gaps and research needs
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of current gaps of and challenges for LCA
structured into inventory, impact assessment, generic and evolving aspects. A total of 34 …
structured into inventory, impact assessment, generic and evolving aspects. A total of 34 …
[HTML][HTML] The dimensions of soil security
A McBratney, DJ Field, A Koch - Geoderma, 2014 - Elsevier
Soil security, an overarching concept of soil motivated by sustainable development, is
concerned with the maintenance and improvement of the global soil resource to produce …
concerned with the maintenance and improvement of the global soil resource to produce …
[HTML][HTML] Spatially explicit trends in the global conservation status of vertebrates
The world's governments have committed to preventing the extinction of threatened species
and improving their conservation status by 2020. However, biodiversity is not evenly …
and improving their conservation status by 2020. However, biodiversity is not evenly …
Prioritizing regionally rare plant species for conservation using herbarium data
VV Kricsfalusy, N Trevisan - Biodiversity and conservation, 2014 - Springer
Because the conservation of biodiversity occurs under time and resource constraints, it is
necessary to prioritize species most deserving of attention. Natural history collections have …
necessary to prioritize species most deserving of attention. Natural history collections have …
Context-dependent assembly rules and the role of dominating grasses in semi-natural abandoned sub-Mediterranean grasslands
We investigated fine-scale patterns of trait-based community assembly in calcareous
grasslands of the Central Apennines, Italy. We used the habitat template of environmentally …
grasslands of the Central Apennines, Italy. We used the habitat template of environmentally …
Modeling the links between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing in the context of climate change: Results from an econometric analysis of the …
H Ding, PALD Nunes - Ecological Economics, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper constitutes a first attempt to model the relationship between climate change,
biodiversity, and ecosystem services, with a specific emphasis on European forests. Firstly …
biodiversity, and ecosystem services, with a specific emphasis on European forests. Firstly …
Guidelines and incentives for conservation development in local land‐use regulations
Effective conservation of biological diversity on private lands will require changes in land‐
use policy and development practice. Conservation development (CD) is an alternative form …
use policy and development practice. Conservation development (CD) is an alternative form …
The effectiveness of ditch banks as dispersal corridor for plants in agricultural landscapes depends on species' dispersal traits
The effectiveness of agri-environment schemes (AES) in enhancing biodiversity in
agricultural landscapes is still strongly debated. In the Netherlands, one of the most widely …
agricultural landscapes is still strongly debated. In the Netherlands, one of the most widely …
Changes in plant species density in an experimentally fragmented forest landscape: Are the effects scale‐dependent?
The establishment of commercial tree plantations is a common cause of habitat
fragmentation globally, yet the influence of this land use on plant species density in …
fragmentation globally, yet the influence of this land use on plant species density in …
Short-term changes of fish assemblages observed in the near-pristine reefs of the Phoenix Islands
Climate change-related disturbances are increasingly recognized as critical threats to
biodiversity and species abundance. On coral reefs, climate disturbances have known …
biodiversity and species abundance. On coral reefs, climate disturbances have known …