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

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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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68780-y

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68780-y

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