A multi-scale assessment of local and contextual threats to existing and potential U.S. protected areas
Wade AA, Theobald DM, Laituri MJ. 2011. A multi-scale assessment of local and contextual threats to existing and potential U.S. protected areas. Landscape and Urban Planning. 101(3):215-227
Brief Description: A threat assessment framework that accounts for both local and surrounding threats provides a robust yet flexible means to evaluate which areas have the capacity, or offer opportunities, for ecological conservation Full Description: Assessing threats to protected areas is a critical step to ensure effective resource conservation and to leverage future conservation actions. It is equally important to assess external and internal threats because human activities both in and around a protected area can impair the area's ecological goals or impart important ecological benefits to adjacent lands. We applied a threat framework that accounts for both local and surrounding threats to identify areas in the conterminous United States that provide or offer opportunities for ecological conservation.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Wade, Alisa; Theobald, David; Laituri, Melinda
- Units
- SHEN
- Keywords
- Ecoregions, Management, multi-scale analysis, palms, Protected Areas, resource conservation, threats assessment