R. Pressey

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Systematic conservation planning
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A more systematic approach to locating and designing reserves has been evolving and this approach will need to be implemented if a large proportion of today's biodiversity is to exist in a future of increasing numbers of people and their demands on natural resources.
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Effectiveness of the global protected area network in representing species diversity
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It is shown that the global network of protected areas is far from complete, and the inadequacy of uniform—that is, ‘one size fits all’—conservation targets is demonstrated, in the first global gap analysis assessing the effectiveness ofprotected areas in representing species diversity.
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A Comparison of Richness Hotspots, Rarity Hotspots, and Complementary Areas for Conserving Diversity of British Birds
Biodiversity conservation requires efficient methods for choosing priority areas for in situ conservation management. We compared three quantitative methods for choosing 5% (an arbitrary figure) of…
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Beyond opportunism: Key principles for systematic reserve selection.
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Conservation planning in a changing world.
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Formulating conservation targets for biodiversity pattern and process in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
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Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves
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Comprehensive review of available evidence shows major, rapid benefits of no-take areas for targeted fish and sharks, in both reef and nonreef habitats, with potential benefits for fisheries as well as biodiversity conservation.
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Ad Hoc Reservations: Forward or Backward Steps in Developing Representative Reserve Systems?
A major reason for land reservation has been the relative lack of value of selected sites for major commercial land uses or for human habitation. Other important reasons include scenery, recreation,…
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A comparison of reserve selection algorithms using data on terrestrial vertebrates in Oregon
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Global Gap Analysis: Priority Regions for Expanding the Global Protected-Area Network
Abstract Protected areas are the single most important conservation tool. The global protected-area network has grown substantially in recent decades, now occupying 11.5% of Earth's land surface, but…
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