Mapping drivers of change for biodiversity risk assessment to target conservation actions: Human frequentation in protected areas.

ABSTRACT: Mapping the drivers of change that pose negative pressures or threats to biodiversity can help to identify where biodiversity is most threatened and can be used to determine priority sites to target conservation actions. Overlapping drivers of change maps with distribution maps of sensitive species provides valuable information to identify where and when it would be better to target actions to minimize the risk. The overall aim of this study was to develop a methodology for the integration of risk mapping associated with high human frequentation to guide conservation actions in two case study: the Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Posidonia meadows (Posidonia oceanica), both sensitive to human frequentation. To achieve this, we used two types of geolocated mobile p

SUBMITTER: Pla M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844254 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature