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ArticleNature2023

Protected areas slow declines unevenly across the tetrapod tree of life.

A Justin Nowakowski, James I Watling, Alexander Murray, Jessica L Deichmann, Thomas S Akre, Carlos L Muñoz Brenes, Brian D Todd, Louise McRae, Robin Freeman, Luke O Frishkoff

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Article in Nature, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Mixed effects of protected areas on avian food webs.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025
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  8. Protected area coverage of the full annual cycle of migratory butterflies.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2025
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  10. Collaborative management partnerships strongly decreased deforestation in the most at-risk protected areas in Africa since 2000.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  12. Predicting undetected native vascular plant diversity at a global scale.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

A Justin NowakowskiWorking Land and Seascapes, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Nowakowskia@si.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4381-6742
James I WatlingJohn Carroll University, University Heights, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4445-4808
Alexander MurrayDepartment of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.
Jessica L DeichmannWorking Land and Seascapes, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2198-3515
Thomas S AkreWorking Land and Seascapes, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Carlos L Muñoz BrenesMoore Center for Science, Conservation International, Arlington, VA, USA.
Brian D ToddDepartment of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3133-791X
Louise McRaeInstitute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1076-0874
Robin FreemanInstitute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, UK.
Luke O FrishkoffDepartment of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5738-2140

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protected areas (PAs) are the primary strategy for slowing terrestrial biodiversity loss. Although expansion of PA coverage is prioritized under the Convention on Biological Diversity, it remains unknown whether PAs mitigate declines across the tetrapod tree of life and to what extent land cover and climate change modify PA effectiveness

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BiodiversityConservation of Natural ResourcesEndangered SpeciesPhylogenyVertebratesAmphibiansAnimalsBirdsGlobal WarmingReptiles

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