Optimising biodiversity offsetting to account for habitat succession and species colonisation dynamics
Konstans Wells, Luca Börger, Miguel Lurgi, Kevin Watts, James M. Bullock
This paper shows that effective biodiversity offsetting requires compensating for habitat loss with larger areas and longer conservation periods to align with ecological timescales of habitat development and species recovery.
bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2025 · PreprintSystems Biology