Biodiversity in human-modified landscapes : case studies, the state of research, and implications for conservation
Protected areas (PAs) cover 12.9% of Earth’s land, while just 5.8% has strict protection for biodiversity (Earth’s variety of ecosystems, species, and genetic variation). Constraints of size and configuration, mismanagement, anthropogenic pressure, and climate change hamstring the capacity of PAs...
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40226 Trimble, MJ 2014, Biodiversity in human-modified landscapes : case studies, the state of research, and implications for conservation, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40226> |