Representativeness of terrestrial ecosystems in Chile's protected area system

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_82262A71843A
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Representativeness of terrestrial ecosystems in Chile's protected area system
Périodique
Environmental Conservation
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Pliscoff P., Fuentes-Castillo T.
ISSN
0376-8929
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
38
Numéro
3
Pages
1-9
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Because protected areas are a major means of conservation, the extent to which ecosystems are represented under different protection regimes needs to be ascertained. A gap analysis approach was used to assess the representativeness of Chile's terrestrial ecosystems in differing kinds of protected areas. Terrestrial ecosystems were described in terms of potential vegetation, employing three protection scenarios. Scenario 1 was based exclusively on the Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas (SNASPE). Scenario 2 included all types of public protected areas, namely SNASPE, nature sanctuaries and Ministry of National Heritage lands. Scenario 3 included all items in Scenario 2, but also included private protected areas and biodiversity priority sites. There is insufficient protection of terrestrial ecosystems under the Scenario 2. In addition to the low level of ecosystem protection provided by state protected areas (only 42 of the 127 terrestrial ecosystems had >10% of their area protected), 23 terrestrial ecosystems were identified as having no protection at the national level. Gaps in protection were concentrated in the North (both coastal and inland desertic scrub), Central (thorny scrub, thorny forests, sclerophyllous forests and deciduous coastal forests) and Austral (steppe ecosystems) regions of Chile. These gaps include ecosystems that are of global conservation importance.
Mots-clé
Chile, gap analysis, protected areas, representativeness, vegetation types, vegetation formations
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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26/10/2011 15:39
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