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@article{Gray:2016:10.1038/ncomms12306,
author = {Gray, CL and Hill, SLL and Newbold, T and Hudson, LN and Borger, L and Contu, S and Hoskins, AJ and Ferrier, S and Purvis, A and Scharlemann, JPW},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms12306},
journal = {Nature Communications},
pages = {1--7},
title = {Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12306},
volume = {7},
year = {2016}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - 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 biodiversity measures at sites sampled in multiple land uses inside and outside protected areas. Globally, species richness is 10.6% higher and abundance 14.5% higher in samples taken inside protected areas compared with samples taken outside, but neither rarefaction-based richness nor endemicity differ significantly. Importantly, we show that the positive effects of protection are mostly attributable to differences in land use between protected and unprotected sites. Nonetheless, even within some human-dominated land uses, species richness and abundance are higher in protected sites. Our results reinforce the global importance of protected areas but suggest that protection does not consistently benefit species with small ranges or increase the variety of ecological niches.
AU - Gray,CL
AU - Hill,SLL
AU - Newbold,T
AU - Hudson,LN
AU - Borger,L
AU - Contu,S
AU - Hoskins,AJ
AU - Ferrier,S
AU - Purvis,A
AU - Scharlemann,JPW
DO - 10.1038/ncomms12306
EP - 7
PY - 2016///
SN - 2041-1723
SP - 1
TI - Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide
T2 - Nature Communications
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12306
UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12306
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/33173
VL - 7
ER -
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