The European Union (EU) has an extensive protected area network, including Special Protection Areas (SPAs) designated under the Birds Directive. Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) are sites of inter- national significance for birds identified by BirdLife International. Here, we perform EU-wide terrestrial spatial conservation prioritizations to evaluate the coverage of IBAs by SPAs, and the coverage of bird and other vertebrate distributions by IBAs and SPAs. We then investigate the distribution of potential locations for expanding the SPA network that maximize bird species' representation, and the coverage of these loca- tions by IBAs. On average, SPAs cover 23% of the EU-wide distribution of each bird species and 25% of the dist...
<div><p>Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of conservation efforts and now cover nearly 13% of ...
1. Despite advances in conservation efforts within Europe during recent decades, assessments highlig...
Protected areas (PAs) constitute major tools in nature conservation. In the European Union (EU), the...
AbstractThe European Union (EU) has an extensive protected area network, including Special Protectio...
The Natura 2000 (N2k) is a network of protected areas, established to implement the Birds and the Ha...
A major challenge for biogeographers and conservation planners is to identify where to best locate o...
We identified high-value biodiversity areas (HVBAs) of terrestrial vertebrates according to a combin...
<div><p>A major challenge for biogeographers and conservation planners is to identify where to best ...
The European Union has made extensive biodiversity conservation efforts with the Habitats and Birds ...
We are grateful to all ornithologists involved in fieldwork, data collection, and data entry. We wo...
Monitoring protected areas (PAs) is essential for systematic evaluation of their effectiveness in te...
Protected areas (PAs) constitute major tools in nature conservation. In the European Union (EU), the...
The world´s largest network of protected areas—Natura 2000 (N2000)—has been implemented to protect E...
Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of conservation efforts and now cover nearly 13% of the worl...
Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of conservation efforts and now cover nearly 13% of the worl...
<div><p>Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of conservation efforts and now cover nearly 13% of ...
1. Despite advances in conservation efforts within Europe during recent decades, assessments highlig...
Protected areas (PAs) constitute major tools in nature conservation. In the European Union (EU), the...
AbstractThe European Union (EU) has an extensive protected area network, including Special Protectio...
The Natura 2000 (N2k) is a network of protected areas, established to implement the Birds and the Ha...
A major challenge for biogeographers and conservation planners is to identify where to best locate o...
We identified high-value biodiversity areas (HVBAs) of terrestrial vertebrates according to a combin...
<div><p>A major challenge for biogeographers and conservation planners is to identify where to best ...
The European Union has made extensive biodiversity conservation efforts with the Habitats and Birds ...
We are grateful to all ornithologists involved in fieldwork, data collection, and data entry. We wo...
Monitoring protected areas (PAs) is essential for systematic evaluation of their effectiveness in te...
Protected areas (PAs) constitute major tools in nature conservation. In the European Union (EU), the...
The world´s largest network of protected areas—Natura 2000 (N2000)—has been implemented to protect E...
Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of conservation efforts and now cover nearly 13% of the worl...
Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of conservation efforts and now cover nearly 13% of the worl...
<div><p>Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of conservation efforts and now cover nearly 13% of ...
1. Despite advances in conservation efforts within Europe during recent decades, assessments highlig...
Protected areas (PAs) constitute major tools in nature conservation. In the European Union (EU), the...