EU protected area network did not prevent a country wide population decline in a threatened grassland bird

Background Few studies have assessed the effectiveness of the Protected Area networks on the conservation status of target species. Here, we assess the effectiveness of the Portuguese Natura 2000 (the European Union network of protected areas) in maintaining a species included in the Annex I of the...

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Main Authors: João P. Silva, Ricardo Correia, Hany Alonso, Ricardo C. Martins, Marcello D’Amico, Ana Delgado, Hugo Sampaio, Carlos Godinho, Francisco Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4284.pdf