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calculate_biodiversity_impact

Section titled “calculate_biodiversity_impact”
calculate_biodiversity_impact([positional or keyword] land_use_changes: dict[str, float] = None, [positional or keyword] biodiversity_factors: dict[str, float] = None) -> float

Calculate biodiversity impact from land use changes.

Args: land_use_changes: Dictionary mapping land use types to area changes (hectares) biodiversity_factors: Dictionary mapping land use types to biodiversity impact factors (species-years lost per hectare)

Returns

Section titled “Returns”

float: Total biodiversity impact (species-years lost)

Parameters:

  • land_use_changes dict[str, float]
  • biodiversity_factors dict[str, float]

Returns: float