Global extinction probabilities of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine species groups

This is the updated dataset presented in the manuscript titled "Global extinction probabilities of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine species groups".

The dataset gives the code (R code), as well as the resulting raster files for the suggested Global extinction probabilities for different taxonomic groups, for use in Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA). We supply the results on 5arc minute resolution, aggregated for relevant spatial scales (e.g. terrestrial ecoregions or watersheds), as well as at country scale.

For application in LCIA, we recommend applying GEPs to CFs with corresponding species groups and spatial scales. If the species group of the CFs do not match any of the provided GEPs, see (1); if the spatial scale of the CFs do not match any of the provided GEPs, see (2).

If the species groups of the CFs do not match any of the provided sets of GEPs, we recommend recalculating GEPs for corresponding species groups and spatial scales based on the provided R scripts (e.g., see the R script for the freshwater heterotroph GEPs). Alternatively, GEPs can be aggregated to species group combinations by calculating species number-weighted GEP averages of the existing GEPs (see Table 4 in the article for species numbers per species group). In case of the latter approach, we recommend calculate GEP averages for all regions across the world (and not just those included in the analysis) and normalise the region-level average GEPs by the sum of the region-level average GEPs for consistency with the GEP concept.

In addition to species group aggregation, GEPs can be aggregated to different spatial scales by calculating the sum of the cell-level GEPs contained per region (e.g., see R scripts).

Updates: corrected mistakes in cnidarians. Removedcpiuntry GEPs for marine species groups.