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Identification of de facto protected areas in boreal Canada

2012-02-01

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Canada is dominated by remote wilderness areas that make important conservation contributions, but are currently only protected de facto by their inaccessibility. Mechanisms for the identification and formal protection of such areas can help ensure that they continue to function naturally and provide essential ecosystem services. However, a lack of spatially explicit, publicly available sources of data on anthropo...

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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.029

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