The geography of hotspots of rarity-weighted richness of birds and their coverage by Natura 2000.

ABSTRACT: A major challenge for biogeographers and conservation planners is to identify where to best locate or distribute high-priority areas for conservation and to explore whether these areas are well represented by conservation actions such as protected areas (PAs). We aimed to identify high-priority areas for conservation, expressed as hotpots of rarity-weighted richness (HRR)-sites that efficiently represent species-for birds across EU countries, and to explore whether HRR are well represented by the Natura 2000 network. Natura 2000 is an evolving network of PAs that seeks to conserve biodiversity through the persistence of the most patrimonial species and habitats across Europe. This network includes Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), where the latter

SUBMITTER: Albuquerque FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5381779 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature