Worldwide impacts of past and projected future land-use change on local species richness and the Biodiversity Intactness Index
Samantha L.L. Hill, Ricardo Gonzalez, Katia Sanchez-Ortiz, Emma Caton, Felipe Espinoza, Tim Newbold, Jason Tylianakis, Jörn P. W. Scharlemann, Adriana De Palma, Andy Purvis
This study assesses historical and future impacts of land-use change on biodiversity using socio-economic and climate scenarios, finding significant biodiversity loss post-1800 and varying regional impacts across scenarios.
bioRxiv · May 1, 2018 · PreprintEcology