Welcome small patches; beware of the risks of changing conservation priorities

[...]time lags and spatial dependencies in extinction dynamics severely complicate the interpretation that SP are better for biodiversity conservation. Even large reserves with highly restrictive human use face multiple threats including deforestation, changes in protection status, and/or area reduc...

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Published in:Conservation letters 2022-11, Vol.15 (6), p.n/a
Main Authors: Chaves, Rafael B., Reid, J. Leighton, Hohlenwerger, Camila, Calaboni, Adriane, Mendes, Mariana E., Baptista, Mozart S. P., Mori, Danilo P., Tambosi, Leandro R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
conservation biology
Deforestation
deregulation
ecosystem restoration
Endangered & extinct species
environment
Environmental law
Environmental protection
Extinction
Life cycles
Old growth
policy
Post‐2020 Biodiversity targets
protected areas
Protected species
SLOSS
Spatial dependencies
Species extinction
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:[...]time lags and spatial dependencies in extinction dynamics severely complicate the interpretation that SP are better for biodiversity conservation. Even large reserves with highly restrictive human use face multiple threats including deforestation, changes in protection status, and/or area reduction. [...]the dismantling of environmental laws and institutions in charge of environment protection, currently happening in several countries (e.g., Vale et al., 2021), put at risk the role current reserves of any size have in protecting highly sensitive species and those that require large habitats. Very large habitat areas may be particularly important for maintaining sensitive and long-life cycle species in highly dynamic landscapes undergoing replacement of old growth with small, ephemeral forests (Rosa et al., 2021).
ISSN:1755-263X
1755-263X
DOI:10.1111/conl.12917