Quantifying and mapping the human appropriation of net primary production in earth's terrestrial ecosystems

Haberl, Helmut; Heinz Erb, K.; Krausmann, Fridolin; Gaube, Veronika; Bondeau, Alberte; Plutzar, Christoph; Gingrich, Simone; Lucht, Wolfgang; Fischer-Kowalski, Marina

doi:10.1073/pnas.0704243104

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Quantifying and mapping the human appropriation of net primary production in earth's terrestrial ecosystems

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Authors:

Helmut Haberl

K. Heinz Erb

Fridolin Krausmann

Abstract

Human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP), the aggregate impact of land use on biomass available each year in ecosystems, is a prominent measure of the human domination of the biosphere. We present a comprehensive assessment of global HANPP based on vegetation modeling, agricultural and ...

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