In:
PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 19, No. 5 ( 2021-5-19), p. e3001195-
Kurzfassung:
Protected areas are the flagship management tools to secure biodiversity from anthropogenic impacts. However, the extent to which adjacent areas with distinct protection levels host different species numbers and compositions remains uncertain. Here, using reef fishes, European alpine plants, and North American birds, we show that the composition of species in adjacent Strictly Protected, Restricted, and Non-Protected areas is highly dissimilar, whereas the number of species is similar, after controlling for environmental conditions, sample size, and rarity. We find that between 12% and 15% of species are only recorded in Non-Protected areas, suggesting that a non-negligible part of regional biodiversity occurs where human activities are less regulated. For imperiled species, the proportion only recorded in Strictly Protected areas reaches 58% for fishes, 11% for birds, and 7% for plants, highlighting the fundamental and unique role of protected areas and their environmental conditions in biodiversity conservation.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1545-7885
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.g001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.g002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.g003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.g004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.g005
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.g006
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.g007
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s003
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10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s004
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10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s005
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s006
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s007
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s008
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s009
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.s010
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.r001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.r002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.r003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.r004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.r005
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195.r006
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publikationsdatum:
2021
ZDB Id:
2126773-X
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