Biodiversity trends in a historical perspective

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Biodiversity trends in a historical perspective
المؤلفون: van Zanden, Jan Luiten, van Goethem, Thomas
المساهمون: LS Economische Geschiedenis, OGKG - Sociaal-economische geschiedenis
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, species population, population growth, intensification of agriculture, expansion of infrastructure, pollution, Taverne
الوصف: Biodiversity is important for human well-being, as it provided ecosystems services such as the pollination of crops, the prevention of disease, and recreation. This chapter presents historical trends in biodiversity based on multiple indicators. Globally, the average abundance of species population has declined by 44% since 1970. The decline varies greatly between world regions, with a 36% increase in Western Europe and an 81% decline in Latin America and the Caribbean. Multiple indicators that cover a longer timeframe show that biodiversity has declined for the better part of the Holocene. The decline seems to have accelerated since 1900. This chapter also puts forward a framework for analysing key drivers of changes in biodiversity. An application of this analytical framework to the case of the Netherlands identifies population growth, intensification of agriculture, expansion of infrastructure and pollution as the key human drivers of biodiversity loss in the country since 1900.
نوع الوثيقة: book part
وصف الملف: application/pdf
اللغة: English
Relation: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/420233
الاتاحة: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/420233
Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.F229E915
قاعدة البيانات: BASE