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dc.contributor.authorPezzati, Lorenzo
dc.contributor.authorVerones, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorCurran, Michael P.
dc.contributor.authorBaustert, Paul
dc.contributor.authorHellweg, Stefanie
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-28T12:53:39Z
dc.date.available2020-02-28T12:53:39Z
dc.date.created2018-08-21T13:38:45Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Science and Technology. 2018, 52 (15), 8479-8487.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0013-936X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2644399
dc.description.abstractLife Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods for land use take both occupation and transformation impacts into account. However, for wetlands and impacts from water consumption, it is so far not possible to account for transformation impacts. It is our goal to close this research gap, by determining wetland recovery times and developing characterization factors for transformation. To do this, we conducted a meta-analysis of 59 studies analyzing biodiversity recovery in wetlands subject to passive and active restoration. Generalized linear models were fitted to the biodiversity data and age, along with other wetland characteristics (such as elevation, latitude, or climate class), and were used as predictor variables. The results indicate that elevation, latitude, type of wetland, and restoration method have the strongest effect on recovery speed. Recovery times vary from less than one year to a maximum of 107 years with passive restoration and 105 years with active restoration. Corresponding transformation characterization factors vary between 10–14 and 10–2 species-eq·year2/m3. Finally, recognizing the relevance of this work to real-world policy issues beyond LCA, we discuss the implications of our estimated restoration times on the feasibility of “biodiversity offsetting”. Offsetting utilizes restoration to replace biodiversity value lost due to development impacts. Our work can help stakeholders make informed decisions on whether offsetting represents a legitimate policy option in a particular context.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societynb_NO
dc.titleBiodiversity Recovery and Transformation Impacts for Wetland Biodiversitynb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber8479-8487nb_NO
dc.source.volume52nb_NO
dc.source.journalEnvironmental Science and Technologynb_NO
dc.source.issue15nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/acs.est.8b01501
dc.identifier.cristin1603510
dc.description.localcodeThis document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in [Environmental Science and Technology], copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01501nb_NO
cristin.unitcode194,64,25,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for energi- og prosessteknikk
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