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DOI10.1007/s10531-016-1073-2
Nature conservation at the edge
Habel, Jan Christian1; Teucher, Mike2; Mulwa, Ronald K.3; Haber, Wolfgang4; Eggermont, Hilde5,6; Lens, Luc7
通讯作者Habel, Jan Christian
来源期刊BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
ISSN0960-3115
EISSN1572-9710
出版年2016
卷号25期号:4页码:791-799
英文摘要

Currently, there is an increasing need for evidence-based strategies in nature conservation, for example when designing and establishing nature reserves. In this contribution, we critically assess the ecological relevance of recent nature conservation practices in Kenya (East Africa), a region of global biodiversity hotspots. More specifically, we overlay the distribution of species richness (here based on mammals, birds, amphibians and vascular plants) with the location of nature reserves, the Kenyan agro-ecological zones (areas representing diverging agricultural potentials), and with the spatial distribution of human population density. Our analyses indicate that the majority of protected areas are located in areas with comparatively low species richness, while areas with extraordinary high levels of species richness are not adequately covered by nature reserves. Areas of high agricultural productivity (and with high human demographic pressure) are mainly reserved for high-yield agriculture; however, these regions are also characterised by high species richness. The majority of nature reserves are restricted to the semi-arid regions of Kenya, marginal for agricultural usage, but also with low levels of species richness. Based on this analysis, we prioritize areas for future protection. This single-country case illustrates that agricultural production in high-yield areas outweighs nature conservation goals, even in global biodiversity hotspot regions, and that priority setting may conflict with effective nature conservation.


英文关键词Agro-ecological zone Biodiversity Evidence-based conservation Human population Nature reserve Prioritization
类型Article
语种英语
国家Germany ; Kenya ; Belgium
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000373952000011
WOS关键词BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS ; TANZANIA ; PLANTS ; KENYA
WOS类目Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/191730
作者单位1.Tech Univ Munich, Sch Life Sci Weihenstephan, Dept Ecol & Ecosyst Management, Terr Ecol Res Grp, Hans Carl Von Carlowitz Pl 2, D-85354 Freising Weihenstephan, Germany;
2.Univ Trier, Dept Cartog, D-54286 Trier, Germany;
3.Natl Museums Kenya, Dept Zool, Nairobi 00100, Kenya;
4.Tech Univ Munich, Sch Life Sci Weihenstephan, Dept Ecol & Ecosyst Management, Hans Carl Von Carlowitz Pl 2, D-85354 Freising Weihenstephan, Germany;
5.Royal Belgian Inst Nat Sci, Belgian Biodivers Platform, OD Nat, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium;
6.Univ Ghent, Dept Biol, Limnol Unit, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium;
7.Univ Ghent, Dept Biol, Terr Ecol Unit, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Habel, Jan Christian,Teucher, Mike,Mulwa, Ronald K.,et al. Nature conservation at the edge[J],2016,25(4):791-799.
APA Habel, Jan Christian,Teucher, Mike,Mulwa, Ronald K.,Haber, Wolfgang,Eggermont, Hilde,&Lens, Luc.(2016).Nature conservation at the edge.BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION,25(4),791-799.
MLA Habel, Jan Christian,et al."Nature conservation at the edge".BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 25.4(2016):791-799.
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