In the following, we provide an overview on
- how to identify direct and indirect drivers of change and their indicators including
- a visual representation of the scale sensitivity of drivers of change as a series of maps of drivers at multiple administrative levels
- a quantification of the scale sensitivity of each driver along two axes of analysis and
- a typology of drivers according to their scale sensitivity
- how different scales of drivers influence fragmentation
- how climate data as drivers can be downscaled to microclimate
Further information on drivers of change can be found in the SCALESBOOK.
Common indirect and direct drivers of biodiversity change
References
Marty, P., Daeden, J., Mouttet, R., Vogiatzakis, I.N., Mathevet, R., Potts, S.G., Tzanopoulos, J. (2014) Conceptual framework and typology of drivers, pp. 25-30. In: Henle, K., Potts, S.G., Kunin, W.E., Matsinos, Y.G., Similä, J., Pantis, J.D., Grobelnik, V., Penev, L., Settele, S. (eds.): Scaling in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia.