Table 1 Description of the biodiversity metrics used in this study

From: Choosing fit-for-purpose biodiversity impact indicators for agriculture in the Brazilian Cerrado ecoregion

Indicators

cSAR15,16

STAR17

SHI18,19

Output

Potential species loss (no. of species committed to extinction)

Threat abatement score (START score)

Percentage of habitat area size and connectivity lost

Estimation

Estimates species loss per unit of land-use change in an area, and attributes it to land use types that replace natural habitat

Estimates how much abating a threat in the species’ remaining habitats contributes to reducing the species’ global extinction risks

Estimates changes in the habitat area size and habitat connectivity of a species or an assemblage of species in an area

Data requirements

Species’ AOH maps; Baseline species richness; Area of LULC types (present and historic);Species affinity to each LULC type; Species’ extinction risks classification

Species’ AOH maps; Species’ extinction risks classification; Classification of threats that cause population decline

Species’ AOH maps; Size of species’ habitat area; Connectivity of species’ habitat area; Species’ extinction risks classification

Spatial scale of impact on species

Local; Regional; Global

Global

Regional; Global

Temporal scale of impact on species

Pristine to 2021; 1985 to 2021

Present (currently threatened species)

Pristine to 2021 1985 to 2021

  1. cSAR countryside Species-Area Relationship, STAR Species Threat Abatement and Restoration, SHI Species Habitat Index, AOH Area of Habitat, LULC Land use and land cover.
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