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ArticleEcology and evolution2018

Low ecological representation in the protected area network of China.

Haigen Xu, Mingchang Cao, Zhi Wang, Yi Wu, Yun Cao, Jun Wu, Zhifang Le, Peng Cui, Hui Ding, Wanggu Xu and 14 more

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Haigen XuNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.ORCID 0000-0002-0454-1862
Mingchang CaoNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.
Zhi WangNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.
Yi WuCollege of Forest Resources and Environment Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing China.
Yun CaoNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.
Jun WuNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.
Zhifang LeNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.
Peng CuiNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.
Hui DingNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.
Wanggu XuNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.
Hua PengKunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China.
Jianping JiangChengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu China.
Yuhu WuNorthwest Institute of Plateau Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining China.
Xuelong JiangKunming Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China.
Zhiyun ZhangInstitute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
Dingqi RaoKunming Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China.
Jianqiang LiWuhan Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan China.
Fumin LeiInstitute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
Nianhe XiaSouth China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China.
Lianxian HanCollege of Forestry Southwest Forestry University Kunming China.
Wei CaoInstitute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang China.
Jiayu WuCollege of Urban and Environmental Sciences Peking University Beijing China.
Xin XiaNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Environmental Protection Nanjing China.
Yimin LiFaculty of Science Jiangsu University Zhenjiang China.

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Abstract

Protected areas are considered as an essential strategy to halt the decline of biodiversity. Ecological representation in protected areas is crucial for assessment on the progress toward conservation targets. Although China has established a large number of protected areas since the 1950s, ecological representation of protected areas is poorly understood. Here, we performed the complementarity analysis to evaluate ecological representation of protected areas in China. We used a database of the geographical distribution for 10,396 woody plant species, 2,305 fern species, 406 amphibian species, 460 reptile species, 1,364 bird species, and 590 mammal species from 2,376 counties across China. We identified complementary sets of counties for all species or threatened species of plant and vertebrate species using a complementarity algorithm. We evaluated ecological representation of 3,627 protected areas and discerned conservation gaps by comparing the distribution of protected areas with complementary sets. The results show that the spatially representative and complementary sites for biodiversity are poorly covered, and a fairly large proportion of protected areas is not designed to efficiently represent biodiversity at the national scale. Our methodology can serve as a generic framework for assessment on ecological representation of protected areas at the national scale.

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biodiversitycomplementarityconservation gapsspeciesthreatened species

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