Effectiveness of protected areas in maintaining plant production.

Given the central importance of protected area systems in local, regional and global conservation strategies, it is vital that there is a good understanding of their effectiveness in maintaining ecological functioning. Here, we provide, to our knowledge, the first such global analysis, focusing on p...

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Main Authors: Zhiyao Tang, Jingyun Fang, Jinyu Sun, Kevin J Gaston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3084248?pdf=render