Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation

Abstract Crucial to the successful conservation of endangered species is the overlap of their ranges with protected areas. We analyzed protected areas in the continental USA to assess the extent to which they covered the ranges of endangered tetrapods. We show that in 80% of ecoregions, protected ar...

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Autores principales:	Niall G. Clancy, John P. Draper, J. Marshall Wolf, Umarfarooq A. Abdulwahab, Maya C. Pendleton, Soren Brothers, Janice Brahney, Jennifer Weathered, Edd Hammill, Trisha B. Atwood
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/217b47d3ae9e46b4b62e816d75f2ea41
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:217b47d3ae9e46b4b62e816d75f2ea412021-12-02T15:32:59ZProtecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation10.1038/s41598-020-68780-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/217b47d3ae9e46b4b62e816d75f2ea412020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68780-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Crucial to the successful conservation of endangered species is the overlap of their ranges with protected areas. We analyzed protected areas in the continental USA to assess the extent to which they covered the ranges of endangered tetrapods. We show that in 80% of ecoregions, protected areas offer equal (25%) or worse (55%) protection for species than if their locations were chosen at random. Additionally, we demonstrate that it is possible to achieve sufficient protection for 100% of the USA’s endangered tetrapods through targeted protection of undeveloped public and private lands. Our results highlight that the USA is likely to fall short of its commitments to halting biodiversity loss unless more considerable investments in both public and private land conservation are made.Niall G. ClancyJohn P. DraperJ. Marshall WolfUmarfarooq A. AbdulwahabMaya C. PendletonSoren BrothersJanice BrahneyJennifer WeatheredEdd HammillTrisha B. AtwoodNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Niall G. Clancy John P. Draper J. Marshall Wolf Umarfarooq A. Abdulwahab Maya C. Pendleton Soren Brothers Janice Brahney Jennifer Weathered Edd Hammill Trisha B. Atwood Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation
description	Abstract Crucial to the successful conservation of endangered species is the overlap of their ranges with protected areas. We analyzed protected areas in the continental USA to assess the extent to which they covered the ranges of endangered tetrapods. We show that in 80% of ecoregions, protected areas offer equal (25%) or worse (55%) protection for species than if their locations were chosen at random. Additionally, we demonstrate that it is possible to achieve sufficient protection for 100% of the USA’s endangered tetrapods through targeted protection of undeveloped public and private lands. Our results highlight that the USA is likely to fall short of its commitments to halting biodiversity loss unless more considerable investments in both public and private land conservation are made.
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author	Niall G. Clancy John P. Draper J. Marshall Wolf Umarfarooq A. Abdulwahab Maya C. Pendleton Soren Brothers Janice Brahney Jennifer Weathered Edd Hammill Trisha B. Atwood
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title	Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation
title_short	Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation
title_full	Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation
title_fullStr	Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation
title_full_unstemmed	Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation
title_sort	protecting endangered species in the usa requires both public and private land conservation
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Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation

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