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Assessing the value of roadless areas in a conservation reserve strategy: biodiversity and landscape connectivity in the northern Rockies.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Crist, M. R. & Wilmer, B. & Aplet, G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Roadless areas on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service lands hold significant potential for the conservation of native biodiv...

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A think piece on the effectiveness of protected areas in England.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Moseldale, J. R. & Maclean, I. M. D. & Gardner, A. S. & Gaston, K. J. & Hopkins, J. J.

Content type: Miscellaneous

In this 'think piece' the authors return to the principles outlined by Lawton et al. (2010) and examine the implicit trade-offs between 'bigger, bette...

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Conservation planning for people and nature in a Chilean biodiversity hotspot.

Published online: 28 Apr 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Martinez Harms, M. J. & Wilson, K. A. & Costa, M. D. P. & Possingham, H. P. & Gelcich, S. & Chauvenet, A. & Pliscoff, P. & Marquet, P. A. & Bryan, B. A.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This paper explores the scenarios to expand the protected area system in Chile towards sectors rich in biodiversity to improve conservation while simu...

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Setting ecological expectations for adaptive management of marine protected areas.

Published online: 20 Jul 2020

Authors: Nickols, K. J. & White, J. W. & Malone, D. & Carr, M. H. & Starr, R. M. & Baskett, M. L. & Hastings, A. & Botsford, L. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are being implemented worldwide, yet there are few cases where managers make specific predictions of the response of pre...

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Wilderness protected areas: management guidelines for IUCN Category 1b protected areas.

Published online: 01 May 2019

Authors: Casson, S. A. & Martin, V. G. & Watson, A. & Stringer, A. & Kormos, C. F. & Locke, H. & Sonali Ghosh & Carver, S. & McDonald, T. & Sloan, S. S. & Merculieff, I. & Hendee, J. & Dawson, C. & Moore, S. & Newsome, D. & McCool, S. & Semler, R. & Martin, S. & Dvorak, R. & Armatas, C. & Swain, R. & Barr, B. & Krause, D. & Whittington-Evans, N. & Hamilton, L. S. & Holtrop, J. (et al)

Content type: Bulletin

This volume provides guidelines for managing wilderness protected areas (Category 1b). Management principles, governance and authority, management too...

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Addressing tagging location bias to assess space use by marine animals.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Hays, G. C. & Rattray, A. & Esteban, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimates of space use derived from animal tracking studies are often biased by where animals are tagged, with areas distant to the tagging site, in b...

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The importance of local knowledge in the identification of factors influencing wildfire occurrence in protected areas of the Colombian Amazon [in Spanish].

Published online: 25 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Tebbutt, C. & Devisscher, T. & Obando-Cabrera, L. & Gutiérrez García, G. A. & Meza Elizalde, M. C. & Armenteras, D. & Oliveras, I.

Content type: Miscellaneous

A shared mind map of the political, economic and social interactions that affect forest fires in Colombia's protected areas was created through the wo...

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Creating a Protected Area Network for nature recovery in England.

Published online: 31 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Galbraith, C. A. & Stroud, D. A.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This think-piece builds on previous work undertaken for Natural England and addresses the range of practical issues involved in creating: "a large and...

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Areas of outstanding nineteenth century beauty: historic landscape characterisation analysis of protected areas in England.

Published online: 29 Mar 2023

Authors: Stratigos, M. J. & Ward, C. & Hatfield, J. H. & Finch, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Establishing and expanding protected areas (PAs) has become a key conservation tool in efforts to halt global declines in biodiversity. Given the ubiq...

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Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors.

Published online: 06 Aug 2020

Authors: Hilty, J. & Worboys, G. L. & Keeley, A. & Woodley, S. & Lausche, B. J. & Locke, H. & Carr, M. & Pulsford, I. & Pittock, J. & White, J. W. & Theobald, D. M. & Levine, J. & Reuling Melly & Watson, J. E. M. & Ament, R. & Groves, C. & Tabor, G. M.

Content type: Bulletin

Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and s...

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