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Biodiversity

The GLOBIO3 model calculates the global biodiversity indicated by the surface area of natural ecosystems and the mean species abundance (MSA).

GLOBIO3
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External references

Bobbink R. (2004) Plant species richness and the exceedance of empirical nitrogen critical loads: an inventory. Internal report. Utrecht University, Utrecht.

Majer J.D. and Beeston G. (1996) The biodiversity Integrity Index: An illustration using ants in Western Australia. Conservation Biology, 10:65-73.

Millennium Assessment (2003) Ecosystems and Human Well-being. A framework for assessment. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Island Press, Washington, 245 pp.

Scholes R.J. and Biggs R. (2005) A biodiversity intactness index. Nature, 434:45-49.
UNEP (2001) GLOBIO. Global methodology for mapping human impacts on the biosphere. Report UNEP/DEWA/TR 25, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.

UNEP (2004) Decision VII/30 Strategic plan: future evaluation of progress. Seventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Kuala Lumpur.

related dossiers

related theme sites

FAIR: theme-based website of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Link to this website. HYDE: theme-based website logo of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Link to this website. logo theme site GISMO Phoenix: theme-based website of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Link to this website. DGAR - Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research. Link to this website.

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