Martin Dorber
About
Martin Dorber is a researcher at the Industrial Ecology Programme at NTNU.
My key research interests are to understand how anthropogenic pressures (e.g., a product) are impacting biodiversity and how we can minimize these impacts for a transition into a more sustainable world.
More specifically I am focusing on the filed of life cycle assessment (LCA), where my research aim is to complement models that are quantifying ecosystem quality damages, with focus on aquatic, marine and terrestrial biodiversity. Currently, I am working on developing models for water consumption and water use, climate change, land use change, invasive species, marine plastic debris and ecosystem services.
In addition, I am working for several workgroups of the UNEP-SETAC life cycle initiative on ecosystem quality within Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA).
Area of work
- Water use
- Climate change
- Whales, waste and sea walnuts
Education
- 2019: PhD, Industrial Ecology, NTNU, Trondheim
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Quantifying biodiversity impacts of hydropower electricity production within the framework of Life Cycle Assessment
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- Master of Science, Environmental Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
- Bachelor of Science, Environmental Nature Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
Other interests
- Wildlife-Photography
- Running
- Cross-country skiing
- Fishing
Publications
2023
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Dorber, Martin;
Panzacchi, Manuela;
Strand, Olav;
Van Moorter, Bram.
(2023)
New indicator of habitat functionality reveals high risk of underestimating trade-offs among sustainable development goals: The case of wild reindeer and hydropower.
Ambio.
Academic article
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Pierrat, Eleonore;
Dorber, Martin;
de Graaf, Inge;
Laurent, Alexis;
Hauschild, Michael;
Rygaard, Martin;
Barbarossa, Valerio.
(2023)
Multicompartment Depletion Factors for Water Consumption on a Global Scale.
Environmental Science and Ecotechnology.
volum 57 (10).
Academic article
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Pierrat, Eleonore;
Laurent, Alexis;
Dorber, Martin;
Rygaard, Martin;
Verones, Francesca;
Hauschild, Michael.
(2023)
Advancing water footprint assessments: Combining the impacts of water pollution and scarcity.
Science of the Total Environment.
volum 870.
Academic article
2022
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Borgelt, Jan;
Dorber, Martin;
Høiberg, Marthe Alnes;
Verones, Francesca.
(2022)
More than half of data deficient species predicted to be threatened by extinction.
Communications Biology.
volum 5 (1).
Academic article
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Li, Dan;
Dorber, Martin;
Barbarossa, Valerio;
Verones, Francesca.
(2022)
Global characterization factors for quantifying the impacts of increasing water temperature on freshwater fish.
Ecological Indicators.
volum 142.
Academic article
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Hu, Xiangping;
Gvein, Maren Haug;
Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Dorber, Martin;
Giroux, Baptiste Abel Rene;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
Climate change mitigation potentials of biofuels produced from perennial crops and natural regrowth on abandoned and degraded cropland in Nordic countries.
Journal of Environmental Management.
volum 325 (A).
Academic article
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Pierrat, Eleonore;
Barbarossa, Valerio;
Núñez, Montserrat;
Scherer, Laura;
Link, Andreas;
Damiani, Mattia;
Verones, Francesca;
Dorber, Martin.
(2022)
Global water consumption impacts on riverine fish species richness in Life Cycle Assessment.
Science of the Total Environment.
volum 854 (158702).
Academic literature review
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Sanyé‑Mengual, E;
Valente, António;
Biganzoli, F;
Dorber, Martin;
Verones, Francesca;
Marques, Alexandra;
Ortigosa Rodriguez, J;
De Laurentiis, Valeria;
Fazio, Simone;
Sala, Serenella.
(2022)
Linking inventories and impact assessment models for addressing biodiversity impacts: mapping rules and challenges.
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.
volum 27 (6).
Academic article
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Verones, Francesca;
Kuipers, Koen Jacobus Josefus;
Núñez, Montserrat;
Rosa, Francesca;
Scherer, Laura;
Marques, Alexandra;
Michelsen, Ottar;
Barbarossa, Valerio;
Jaffe, Benjamin;
Pfister, Stephan;
Dorber, Martin.
(2022)
Global extinction probabilities of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine species groups for use in Life Cycle Assessment.
Ecological Indicators.
volum 142.
Academic article
2021
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Leirpoll, Malene Eldegard;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Dorber, Martin;
Hu, Xiangping;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Optimal combination of bioenergy and solar photovoltaic for renewable energy production on abandoned cropland.
Renewable Energy.
volum 168.
Academic article
2020
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Dorber, Martin;
Arvesen, Anders;
Gernaat, David;
Verones, Francesca.
(2020)
Controlling biodiversity impacts of future global hydropower reservoirs by strategic site selection.
Scientific Reports.
volum 10.
Academic article
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Dorber, Martin;
Kuipers, Koen;
Verones, Francesca.
(2020)
Global characterization factors for terrestrial biodiversity impacts of future land inundation in Life Cycle Assessment.
Science of the Total Environment.
volum 712.
Academic literature review
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Dorber, Martin;
Verones, Francesca;
Nakaoka, Masahiro;
Sudo, Kenji.
(2020)
Can we locate shrimp aquaculture areas from space? – A case study for Thailand.
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment (RSASE).
volum 20.
Academic article
2019
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Dorber, Martin;
Mattson, Kim Rainer;
Sandlund, Odd Terje;
May, Roelof Frans;
Verones, Francesca.
(2019)
Quantifying net water consumption of Norwegian hydropower reservoirs and related aquatic biodiversity impacts in Life Cycle Assessment.
Environmental impact assessment review.
volum 76.
Academic article
2018
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Dorber, Martin;
May, Roelof Frans;
Verones, Francesca.
(2018)
Modeling net land occupation of hydropower reservoirs in Norway for use in life cycle assessment.
Environmental Science and Technology.
volum 52 (4).
Academic article
Journal publications
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Dorber, Martin;
Panzacchi, Manuela;
Strand, Olav;
Van Moorter, Bram.
(2023)
New indicator of habitat functionality reveals high risk of underestimating trade-offs among sustainable development goals: The case of wild reindeer and hydropower.
Ambio.
Academic article
-
Pierrat, Eleonore;
Dorber, Martin;
de Graaf, Inge;
Laurent, Alexis;
Hauschild, Michael;
Rygaard, Martin;
Barbarossa, Valerio.
(2023)
Multicompartment Depletion Factors for Water Consumption on a Global Scale.
Environmental Science and Ecotechnology.
volum 57 (10).
Academic article
-
Pierrat, Eleonore;
Laurent, Alexis;
Dorber, Martin;
Rygaard, Martin;
Verones, Francesca;
Hauschild, Michael.
(2023)
Advancing water footprint assessments: Combining the impacts of water pollution and scarcity.
Science of the Total Environment.
volum 870.
Academic article
-
Borgelt, Jan;
Dorber, Martin;
Høiberg, Marthe Alnes;
Verones, Francesca.
(2022)
More than half of data deficient species predicted to be threatened by extinction.
Communications Biology.
volum 5 (1).
Academic article
-
Li, Dan;
Dorber, Martin;
Barbarossa, Valerio;
Verones, Francesca.
(2022)
Global characterization factors for quantifying the impacts of increasing water temperature on freshwater fish.
Ecological Indicators.
volum 142.
Academic article
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Hu, Xiangping;
Gvein, Maren Haug;
Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Dorber, Martin;
Giroux, Baptiste Abel Rene;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
Climate change mitigation potentials of biofuels produced from perennial crops and natural regrowth on abandoned and degraded cropland in Nordic countries.
Journal of Environmental Management.
volum 325 (A).
Academic article
-
Pierrat, Eleonore;
Barbarossa, Valerio;
Núñez, Montserrat;
Scherer, Laura;
Link, Andreas;
Damiani, Mattia;
Verones, Francesca;
Dorber, Martin.
(2022)
Global water consumption impacts on riverine fish species richness in Life Cycle Assessment.
Science of the Total Environment.
volum 854 (158702).
Academic literature review
-
Sanyé‑Mengual, E;
Valente, António;
Biganzoli, F;
Dorber, Martin;
Verones, Francesca;
Marques, Alexandra;
Ortigosa Rodriguez, J;
De Laurentiis, Valeria;
Fazio, Simone;
Sala, Serenella.
(2022)
Linking inventories and impact assessment models for addressing biodiversity impacts: mapping rules and challenges.
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.
volum 27 (6).
Academic article
-
Verones, Francesca;
Kuipers, Koen Jacobus Josefus;
Núñez, Montserrat;
Rosa, Francesca;
Scherer, Laura;
Marques, Alexandra;
Michelsen, Ottar;
Barbarossa, Valerio;
Jaffe, Benjamin;
Pfister, Stephan;
Dorber, Martin.
(2022)
Global extinction probabilities of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine species groups for use in Life Cycle Assessment.
Ecological Indicators.
volum 142.
Academic article
-
Leirpoll, Malene Eldegard;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Dorber, Martin;
Hu, Xiangping;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Optimal combination of bioenergy and solar photovoltaic for renewable energy production on abandoned cropland.
Renewable Energy.
volum 168.
Academic article
-
Dorber, Martin;
Arvesen, Anders;
Gernaat, David;
Verones, Francesca.
(2020)
Controlling biodiversity impacts of future global hydropower reservoirs by strategic site selection.
Scientific Reports.
volum 10.
Academic article
-
Dorber, Martin;
Kuipers, Koen;
Verones, Francesca.
(2020)
Global characterization factors for terrestrial biodiversity impacts of future land inundation in Life Cycle Assessment.
Science of the Total Environment.
volum 712.
Academic literature review
-
Dorber, Martin;
Verones, Francesca;
Nakaoka, Masahiro;
Sudo, Kenji.
(2020)
Can we locate shrimp aquaculture areas from space? – A case study for Thailand.
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment (RSASE).
volum 20.
Academic article
-
Dorber, Martin;
Mattson, Kim Rainer;
Sandlund, Odd Terje;
May, Roelof Frans;
Verones, Francesca.
(2019)
Quantifying net water consumption of Norwegian hydropower reservoirs and related aquatic biodiversity impacts in Life Cycle Assessment.
Environmental impact assessment review.
volum 76.
Academic article
-
Dorber, Martin;
May, Roelof Frans;
Verones, Francesca.
(2018)
Modeling net land occupation of hydropower reservoirs in Norway for use in life cycle assessment.
Environmental Science and Technology.
volum 52 (4).
Academic article
Teaching
Courses
Media
2022
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PosterSong, Fei; Dorber, Martin; Verones, Francesca; Pettersen, Johan Berg. (2022) Suffocating the ocean: modeling the impacts of plastic debris on carbon sequestration. SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting . SETAC; Copenhagen. 2022-05-15 - 2022-05-19.
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Academic lecturePanzacchi, Manuela; Van Moorter, Bram; Kivimäki, Illka; Saerens, Marco; Strand, Olav; Tveraa, Torkild; Dos Santos, Bernardo Brandão Niebuhr; Dorber, Martin; Stien, Audun; Gundersen, Vegard. (2022) Statistical tools to quantify cumulative impacts on nature & simulate effects of development or mitigation measures. Norges Energidager 2022 . NVE; Oslo. 2022-10-20 - 2022-10-21.
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LectureSong, Fei; Dorber, Martin; Verones, Francesca; Pettersen, Johan Berg. (2022) Development of an effect factor for marine plastics’ impact on marine carbon sequestration. 82nd LCA Discussion Forum Addressing the issue of plastic pollution: status quo and the way forward . LCA Discussion Forum; Zurich. 2022-11-04 - 2022-11-04.
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LectureSong, Fei; Dorber, Martin; Verones, Francesca; Pettersen, Johan Berg. (2022) Integrate the impact of marine plastic debris on carbon sequestration into life cycle impact assessment. EcoBalance 2022 . The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan; Fukuoka. 2022-10-30 - 2022-11-02.
2019
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Academic lectureDorber, Martin; Verones, Francesca. (2019) A new framework to assess aquatic biodiversity impacts of non-consumptive water use from reservoirs in Life Cycle Assessment. ISIE 2019 ; 2019-07-07 - 2019-07-11.
2018
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InterviewBazilchuk, Nancy Reney; Dorber, Martin; Verones, Francesca. (2018) Land under water: Estimating hydropower’s land use impacts. https://geminiresearchnews.com/2018/03/land-water-estimating [Internett]. 2018-03-15.
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Academic lectureDorber, Martin; Arvesen, Anders; Verones, Francesca. (2018) Using life cycle impact assessment to predict site-specific ecological impacts of remaining global hydropower potentials. EcoBalance. EcoBalance 2018 ; 2018-10-09 - 2018-10-21.
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PosterDorber, Martin; May, Roelof Frans; Sandlund, Odd Terje; Verones, Francesca. (2018) Impacts of flow alteration on aquatic biodiversity in Life Cycle Assessment: the case of Norwegian hydropower. Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecology (GRC) ; Les Diablerets. 2018-05-20 - 2018-05-25.
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PosterDorber, Martin; May, Roelof Frans; Sandlund, Odd Terje; Verones, Francesca. (2018) Impacts of flow alteration on aquatic biodiversity in Life Cycle Assessment: the case of Norwegian hydropower. Gordon Research Seminar on Industrial Ecology (GRS) ; Les Diablerets. 2018-05-19 - 2018-05-20.
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PosterDorber, Martin; Sandlund, Odd Terje; May, Roelof Frans; Verones, Francesca. (2018) Towards Sustainable Renewables - A potential biodiversity trade-off ?. Energiforskningskonferansen 2018 ; Oslo. 2018-05-30 - 2018-05-30.
2017
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Academic lectureDorber, Martin; Mattson, Kim Rainer; Sandlund, Odd Terje; May, Roelof Frans; Verones, Francesca. (2017) Life Cycle Assessment of water consumption impacts from hydropower reservoirs on aquatic biodiversity in Norway. HydroEco 2017 Conference ; Birmingham. 2017-06-18 - 2017-06-23.
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PosterDorber, Martin; May, Roelof Frans; Verones, Francesca. (2017) Characterization Factors for hydropower production impacts on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity in Life Cycle Assessment. ISIE-ISSST 2017 Conference ; Chicago. 2017-06-25 - 2017-06-29.
2016
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Academic lectureDorber, Martin; Verones, Francesca; May, Roelof Frans. (2016) Terrestrial biodiversity loss in Norway due to hydropower production: A Life Cycle Assessment approach. Sfécologie 2016-International Conference of Ecological Sciences ; Marseille. 2016-10-24 - 2016-10-28.