Assessing shortfalls and complementary conservation areas for national plant biodiversity in South Korea.

Protected areas (PAs) are often considered the most important biodiversity conservation areas in national plans, but PAs often do not represent national-scale biodiversity. We evaluate the current conservation status of plant biodiversity within current existing PAs, and identify potential additiona...

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Main Authors: Hyeyeong Choe, James H Thorne, Patrick R Huber, Dongkun Lee, James F Quinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5825007?pdf=render