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Assessing connectivity and the contribution of private lands to protected area networks in the United States

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  • Lindsey Bargelt
  • Marie-Josée Fortin
  • Dennis L Murray

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Current targets for protected area network coverage call for increased protection but lack specificity in terms of criteria for parcel type, placement, and landscape connectivity. We assessed land conservation achieved by protected area networks in the contiguous United States, and assessed whether private lands contributed substantially to network coverage and connectivity given species dispersal abilities. On average, states have 4.1% (range: 0.2% to 15.8%, n = 48) protected area coverage with connectivity ≤10 km. Terrain ruggedness, percent farmland, and population density are the primary determinants of protected area placement, leading to biased representation of land features currently under protection. On average, private protected areas contribute

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  • Lindsey Bargelt & Marie-Josée Fortin & Dennis L Murray, 2020. "Assessing connectivity and the contribution of private lands to protected area networks in the United States," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(3), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0228946
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228946
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