Renewable-based energy systems have the potential to vastly increase the use of land
devoted to energy, thus drastically changing landscapes and habitats, since conventional …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

Unconventional oil and gas development has expanded dramatically in the United States
during the last 15 years. This change in the energy industry has developed, modified, and …

Fossil fuel infrastructure has important land-use impacts within the United States, including
the environmental consequences of affected land that persists beyond the lifespan of wells …

Context Wildlife avoid human disturbances, including roads and development. Avoidance
and displacement of wildlife into less suitable habitat due to human development can affect …

Energy systems are inherently spatial entities, encompassing infrastructure and land
requirements; diverse perspectives of energy system stakeholders tied to locations of supply …

Ecosystem services estimates have not been published for some biomes, notably desert
ecosystems. The Chihuahuan bioregion, which is the largest desert in North America …

Abstract The Ogallala Aquifer region, located in the Great Plains of the central United States,
is the largest freshwater aquifer in North America, supporting one of the most agriculturally …

New technologies and increasing energy demand have contributed to rapid expansion of
unconventional oil and gas development in the US in the past two decades. Quantifying the …

Despite increasing attention, the quantification of ecosystem services values in life cycle
assessment (LCA) remains nascent relative to other impact categories. In this analysis, we …