On the quantification of habitability: current approaches
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2019
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Cárdenas Ortiz, Rolando Pedro
Nodarse Zulueta, Rosmery
Pérez Díaz, Noel
Avila Alonso, Dailé
Martín González, Osmel
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In this chapter, we outline general ideas to quantify habitability, starting
with a general abiogenesis–biogenesis conceptual model. We connect this model
with the approach of the astrobiological school of quantitative habitability,
specifically with quantitative habitability theory, to devise habitability indexes. We
present two indexes devised by us: the Aquatic Primary Habitability for
photosynthesis-based ecosystems, and the Chemosynthetic Habitability Index for
chemoautotrophy-based ones. As a case study, we present the application of the last
one to hydrothermal vents. It is also mentioned the possibility of embedding
parameters such as net primary productivity, calculated using habitability indexes,
into greater ecological models with several trophic models, making a clear connection
between the astrobiological and ecological approaches of quantitative
habitability.
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Abiogenesis Biogenesis Model, Quantitative Habitability Theory, Habitability index
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