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Ecosystem Quality

Overview and aggregation

Ecosystem Quality

Overview and aggregation

LC-IMPACT 2.0 builds on earlier developments by updating models and expanding impact coverage while maintaining consistency across categories. A key innovation is the consistent treatment of global extinction risks and the explicit differentiation between terrestrial, freshwater, and marine realms. The methodology incorporates globally valid, spatially explicit models whenever relevant and feasible. Spatial differentiation enhances explanatory power, particularly for ecosystem impacts, though some categories (e.g., climate change) remain globally uniform.

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