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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1126/science.aaf7166
Titel (primär) A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status
Autor Ibisch, P.L.; Hoffmann, M.T.; Kreft, S.; Pe'er, G.; Kati, V.; Biber-Freudenberger, L.; DellaSala, D.A.; Vale, M.M.; Hobson, P.R.; Selva, N.
Quelle Science
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
Department NSF; iDiv
Band/Volume 354
Heft 6318
Seite von 1423
Seite bis 1427
Sprache englisch
UFZ Querschnittsthemen RU1
Abstract Roads fragment landscapes and trigger human colonization and degradation of ecosystems, to the detriment of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The planet’s remaining large and ecologically important tracts of roadless areas sustain key refugia for biodiversity and provide globally relevant ecosystem services. Applying a 1-kilometer buffer to all roads, we present a global map of roadless areas and an assessment of their status, quality, and extent of coverage by protected areas. About 80% of Earth’s terrestrial surface remains roadless, but this area is fragmented into ~600,000 patches, more than half of which are <1 square kilometer and only 7% of which are larger than 100 square kilometers. Global protection of ecologically valuable roadless areas is inadequate. International recognition and protection of roadless areas is urgently needed to halt their continued loss.
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Ibisch, P.L., Hoffmann, M.T., Kreft, S., Pe'er, G., Kati, V., Biber-Freudenberger, L., DellaSala, D.A., Vale, M.M., Hobson, P.R., Selva, N. (2016):
A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status
Science 354 (6318), 1423 - 1427 10.1126/science.aaf7166