Interacting effects of change in climate, human population, land use and water use on biodiversity and ecosystem services

This research paper uses the Norrström drainage basin in Sweden as a case study to propose an interdisciplinary research approach for investigating how climate change, population growth, land use, and water use simultaneously impact biodiversity and ecosystem services.

• The Norrström drainage basin in south-central Sweden has undergone significant interlinked changes since the 19th century, including a 1.6°C rise in temperature, rapid population growth, urbanization, and extensive modifications to land and water use, with further changes projected through the mid-21st century.
• There is a critical gap in scientific knowledge regarding how drivers such as climate, population, land use, and water use simultaneously affect biodiversity and ecosystem services, which limits the ability to make future projections.
• The authors advocate for interdisciplinary research methods that analyze multiple drivers and their interactions over time using matching-scale data to support adaptive governance.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2015). Interacting effects of change in climate, human population, land use and water use on biodiversity and ecosystem services. https://www.sei.org/publications/interacting-effects-of-change-in-climate-human-population-land-use-and-water-use-on-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Interacting effects of change in climate, human population, land use and water use on biodiversity and ecosystem services. 2015. https://www.sei.org/publications/interacting-effects-of-change-in-climate-human-population-land-use-and-water-use-on-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2015interacting, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Interacting effects of change in climate, human population, land use and water use on biodiversity and ecosystem services}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2015}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/interacting-effects-of-change-in-climate-human-population-land-use-and-water-use-on-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }