Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide

Gray, Claudia L.; L., Samantha L.; Newbold, Tim; Hudson, Lawrence N.; Borger, Luca; Contu, Sara; Hoskins, Andrew J.; Ferrier, Simon; Purvis, Andy; W., Jörn P.

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Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide

Claudia L. Gray, Samantha L. L. Hill, Tim Newbold, Lawrence N. Hudson, Luca Borger

, Sara Contu, Andrew J. Hoskins, Simon Ferrier, Andy Purvis, Jörn P. W. Scharlemann

Nature Communications, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Start page: 12306

Swansea University Author: Luca Borger

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Protected areas are widely considered essential for biodiversity conservation. However, few global studies have demonstrated that protection benefits a broad range of species. Here, using a new global biodiversity database with unprecedented geographic and taxonomic coverage, we compare four biodive...

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