Effects of human population density on the pattern of terrestrial nature reserves in China

An increasing number of studies showed that coverage of existing protected areas is not enough to protect biodiversity. However, to what extent and how human population density influence the geographical pattern of protected areas are not clear. Based on 2644 terrestrial nature reserves (NRs) in mai...

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Published in:Global ecology and conservation 2019-10, Vol.20, p.e00762, Article e00762
Main Authors: Liao, Chengzhang, Luo, Yiqi, Tang, Xiaoping, Ma, Zhijun, Li, Bo
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Language:English
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Summary:An increasing number of studies showed that coverage of existing protected areas is not enough to protect biodiversity. However, to what extent and how human population density influence the geographical pattern of protected areas are not clear. Based on 2644 terrestrial nature reserves (NRs) in mainland China in 2015, correlation analysis showed that there was a significantly negative relationship between human density and area (R = −0.52, P 
ISSN:2351-9894
2351-9894
DOI:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00762