Local scale comparisons of biodiversity as a test for global protected area ecological performance: a meta-analysis.
Terrestrial protected areas (PAs) are cornerstones of global biodiversity conservation. Their efficacy in terms of maintaining biodiversity is, however, much debated. Studies to date have been unable to provide a general answer as to PA conservation efficacy because of their typically restricted geo...
Main Authors: | Bernard W T Coetzee, Kevin J Gaston, Steven L Chown |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4146549?pdf=render |
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