Representativeness of Protected Areas in the Algonquin to Adirondacks Region: A Gap Analysis. Johnston, G. Ph.D. Thesis, Queen's University, May, 2023. Accepted: 2023-05-26T13:37:14Z![Representativeness of Protected Areas in the Algonquin to Adirondacks Region: A Gap Analysis [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper abstract bibtex Protected area networks play an important role in the conservation of biodiversity. A useful approach for determining their suitability is assessing how represented certain ecosystem types are in these networks, in comparison to the region as a whole. Here, a gap analysis was performed to analyze representation of ecosystem types within protected areas of the Algonquin to Adirondacks region. ArcGIS Pro software was used to create a map of ecosystem types across the region based on land cover and topography. The composition of ecosystems contained within protected areas was then compared with the composition of the region as a whole. The results show certain ecosystem types as overrepresented in protected areas, while others are underrepresented, and that this varies by ecoregion. These findings have implications for how new protected areas should be established moving forward, with protected areas potentially needing to be modified to account for representation. The next step in this analysis would be the addition of current and future climate data, as climate change will very likely affect the composition of ecosystem types in protected areas.
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title = {Representativeness of {Protected} {Areas} in the {Algonquin} to {Adirondacks} {Region}: {A} {Gap} {Analysis}},
shorttitle = {Representativeness of {Protected} {Areas} in the {Algonquin} to {Adirondacks} {Region}},
url = {https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/31671},
abstract = {Protected area networks play an important role in the conservation of biodiversity. A useful approach for determining their suitability is assessing how represented certain ecosystem types are in these networks, in comparison to the region as a whole. Here, a gap analysis was performed to analyze representation of ecosystem types within protected areas of the Algonquin to Adirondacks region. ArcGIS Pro software was used to create a map of ecosystem types across the region based on land cover and topography. The composition of ecosystems contained within protected areas was then compared with the composition of the region as a whole. The results show certain ecosystem types as overrepresented in protected areas, while others are underrepresented, and that this varies by ecoregion. These findings have implications for how new protected areas should be established moving forward, with protected areas potentially needing to be modified to account for representation. The next step in this analysis would be the addition of current and future climate data, as climate change will very likely affect the composition of ecosystem types in protected areas.},
language = {en},
urldate = {2023-06-02},
school = {Queen's University},
author = {Johnston, Grace},
month = may,
year = {2023},
note = {Accepted: 2023-05-26T13:37:14Z},
keywords = {NALCMS, Terrestrial Ecoregions},
}
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