Human population and socioeconomic modulators of conservation performance in 788 Amazonian and Atlantic Forest reserves.

ABSTRACT: Protected areas form a quintessential component of the global strategy to perpetuate tropical biodiversity within relatively undisturbed wildlands, but they are becoming increasingly isolated by rapid agricultural encroachment. Here we consider a network of 788 forest protected areas (PAs) in the world's largest tropical country to examine the degree to which they remain intact, and their responses to multiple biophysical and socioeconomic variables potentially affecting natural habitat loss under varying contexts of rural development. PAs within the complex Brazilian National System of Conservation Units (SNUC) are broken down into two main classes-strictly protected and sustainable use. Collectively, these account for 22.6% of the forest biomes within Brazil's national territory, primari

SUBMITTER: de Marques AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4950577 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature