Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Global correlates of terrestrial and marine coverage by protected areas on islands

  • David Mouillot,
  • Laure Velez,
  • Eva Maire,
  • Alizée Masson,
  • Christina C. Hicks,
  • James Moloney,
  • Marc Troussellier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18293-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Islands have disproportionate importance for biodiversity conservation, yet they may be underrepresented in protected areas. Here the authors assess how climate, geography, habitat diversity, and socio-economic conditions explain terrestrial and marine protected area coverage on inhabited islands and in the surrounding seas globally.