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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: Reports

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: Blog

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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Assemblage composition in key habitats of Marine Protected Areas: Seasearch data report to Natural England.

Published online: 13 Jan 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Jackson, A. C.

Content type: Reports

This report discusses the potential role of citizen science data, specifically from the Seasearch programme, in supporting formal condition assessment...

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Protected areas shape the distribution of tourism across rural Europe.

Published online: 14 Dec 2024

Authors: Seguin, R. & Delbar, V. & Batista e Silva, F. & Mouillot, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Protected areas (PAs) have expanded rapidly in recent decades to help mitigate the ongoing biodiversity crisis but are under increasing human pressure...

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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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Flying high for conservation: opportunities and challenges of operating drones within the oldest national park in the alps.

Published online: 04 Jul 2024

Authors: Rossi, C. & Wiesmann, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Drones have emerged as an essential tool in various conservation applications. Despite the great potential, drone use by protected area managers is st...

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Biodiversity targets and whole biodiversity assemblage monitoring for SSSI: Exploring the potential for 'Regional Biodiversity Targets' and 'Whole biodiversity assemblage monitoring for Sites of Special Scientific Interest' in England.

Published online: 19 Oct 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Galbraith, C. & Stroud, D.

Content type: Reports

This short report describes the development of an approach to create regional biodiversity targets and how to develop monitoring of the whole biodiver...

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