How can the design of protected areas be future proofed for the conservation of large mammal biodiversity?

保护区的设计如何能够适应未来大型哺乳动物生物多样性的保护？

• 批准号: 2236037
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2236037
• 关键词: How; design; protected; areas; future

What makes a protected area resilient to anthropogenic and climate change pressures is the focus of my thesis; determining how protected areas can be future proofed for the conservation of large mammals. The influence of size and connectivity of protected areas on large mammal population trends is considered, together with their impact on mammal biodiversity intactness. Anthropogenic pressure gradients are determined for species, and how they affect large mammal distribution within a protected area. I explore how climate change will influence the suitability of current protected areas for large mammals, and whether increasing their connectedness makes them more resilient. My thesis also focuses on IUCN management and governance categories; exploring their impact on mammal biodiversity intactness and large mammal population trends. In investigating these areas, I aim to determine what makes a protected area effective at conserving large mammals and make projections for the future.

是什么使一个保护区对人类活动和气候变化的压力具有弹性是我论文的重点;确定保护区如何在未来证明大型哺乳动物的保护。大型哺乳动物种群趋势的保护区的大小和连通性的影响被认为是，连同它们对哺乳动物生物多样性的完整性的影响。人为压力梯度的物种，以及它们如何影响大型哺乳动物的分布在保护区内确定。我探讨了气候变化将如何影响目前大型哺乳动物保护区的适用性，以及增加它们的连通性是否会使它们更具弹性。我的论文也集中在IUCN的管理和治理类别，探讨其对哺乳动物生物多样性完整性和大型哺乳动物种群趋势的影响。在调查这些地区时，我的目标是确定是什么使保护区有效地保护大型哺乳动物，并对未来做出预测。