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Protected Area Configuration

Protected Area Configuration is a spatial planning construct that specifies the arrangement, shape, size, and connectivity of protected areas within a conservation network to optimize biodiversity preservation and ecological resilience.

59

Publications

2.7K

Citations

228

Authors

125

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

18

Variants

Protected Area Spatial Configuration

Parents

Publications

59

Where Should Nature Reserves Be Located in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa? Models for the Spatial Configuration of a Reserve Network Aimed at Maximizing the Protection of Floral Diversity

Anthony G. Rebelo, W. R. Siegfried · Conservation Biology · 1992 · 205 citations · Full text

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The current configuration of protected areas in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa—reservation bias and representation of biodiversity patterns and processes

Mathieu Rouget, David M. Richardson, Richard M. Cowling · Biological Conservation · 2003 · 151 citations

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A new visitation paradigm for protected areas

David Weaver, Laura J. Lawton · Tourism Management · 2016 · 136 citations · Full text

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Effectiveness of the protected area network in biodiversity conservation: a case-study of Meghalaya state

Mohammed Latif Khan, Shaily Menon, Kamaljit S. Bawa · Biodiversity and Conservation · 1997 · 128 citations

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Protecting plants from elephants: botanical reserve scenarios within the Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

Amanda T. Lombard, Catherine F. Johnson, Richard M. Cowling et al. · Biological Conservation · 2001 · 125 citations

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Authors

228

  1. RM
    Richard M. Cowling

    Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

    2 publications · 276 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. MH
    Magdalena Hędrzak

    Jagiellonian University, Poland

    1 publications · 32 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. ML
    Maria Lúcia Lorini

    Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    1 publications · 12 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. DS
    David Sánchez‐Fernández

    Universidad de Murcia, Spain

    1 publications · 35 citations

    1

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  5. JO
    Joanna Olko

    Jagiellonian University, Poland

    1 publications · 32 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

125

  1. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    1K citations

  2. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

    Townsville, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    63 citations

  3. Rhodes University

    Grahamstown, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    148 citations

  4. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    169 citations

  5. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    333 citations

  6. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    158 citations

  7. Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, Spain

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    285 citations

  8. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    91 citations

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Venues

  1. Biological Conservation

    12 publications · 819 citations

    12

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  2. Biodiversity and Conservation

    5 publications · 297 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. Environmental Management

    3 publications · 65 citations

    3

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  4. Land Use Policy

    3 publications · 133 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Journal of Environmental Management

    1 publications · 19 citations

    2

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