Nature representation in South American protected areas: country contrasts and conservation priorities

Background South America faces strong environmental pressures as a result of agriculture and infrastructure expansion and also of demographic growth, demanding immediate action to preserve natural assets by establishing protected areas. Currently, 7.1% of the (sub)continent is under strict conservat...

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Main Authors: Germán Baldi, Santiago Schauman, Marcos Texeira, Sofía Marinaro, Osvaldo A. Martin, Patricia Gandini, Esteban G. Jobbágy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7155.pdf