Assessing the efficacy of protected and multiple-use lands for bird conservation in the U.S.

ABSTRACT: Setting land aside has long been a primary approach for protecting biodiversity; however, the efficacy of this approach has been questioned. We examined whether protecting lands positively influences bird species in the U.S., and thus overall biodiversity. We used the North American Breeding Bird Survey and Protected Areas Database of the U.S. to assess effects of protected and multiple-use lands on the prevalence and long-term population trends of imperiled and non-imperiled bird species. We evaluated whether both presence and proportional area of protected and multiple-use lands surrounding survey routes affected prevalence and population trends for imperiled and non-imperiled species. Regarding presence of these lands surrounding these survey routes, our results suggest that imperiled a

SUBMITTER: Dornak LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526929 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature