Gaps in the protected area network for threatened Afrotropical birds

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dc.contributor.authorDe Klerk, Helen Margareten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFjeldsa, J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBlyth, S.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, N. D.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-19T16:32:32Z
dc.date.available2011-05-19T16:32:32Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at www.elsevier.com
dc.description.abstractProtected areas established for wildlife conservation (IUCN category I–VI protected areas) or for forest and watershed conservation (forest reserves) across mainland sub-Saharan Africa have high biodiversity values. However, they fail to cover over half of the 106 threatened bird species, and thus leave these vulnerable to extinction. An analysis of Red List bird species that are not represented in existing reserves indicates gaps in the current network of protected areas, namely: Mt. Cameroon-Bamenda highlands (Cameroon), the Angolan scarp (Angola), the Drakensberg Highlands (South Africa), the Highveld (South Africa), the Eastern Arc Mountains (Tanzania), the eastern African coastal forest mosaic (Kenya and Tanzania), the Albertine Rift (Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and western Tanzania), and the Ethiopian Highlands. The addition of Forest Reserves to the existing protected areas closes some of the reservation gaps for threatened birds in Africa. We suggest that these Forest Reserves should be included within official lists of protected areas, and that National forestry authorities be encouraged to manage these areas. Publication of scientific articles showing the conservation value of Forest Reserves is needed to raise local and international support and funding.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPost-printen_ZA
dc.format.extent16 p. : maps
dc.identifier.citationDe Klerk, H.M., Fjeldsa, J., Blyth, S. & Burgess, N.D. 2004. Gaps in the protected area network for threatened Afrotropical birds. Biological Conservation, 117, 529–537en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0006-3207
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1016/j.biocon.2003.09.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14643
dc.language.isoen_USen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights.holderElsevieren_ZA
dc.subjectThreatened birdsen_ZA
dc.subjectAfrotropical regionen_ZA
dc.subjectWildlifeen_ZA
dc.subjectForest reservesen_ZA
dc.titleGaps in the protected area network for threatened Afrotropical birdsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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