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Item Deforestation in an African biodiversity hotspot: extent, variation and the effectiveness of protected areas(Elsevier) Green, Jonathan M.H.; Larrosa, Cecilia; Burgess, Neil D.; Balmford, Andrew; Johnston, Alison; Mbilinyi, Boniface P.; Platts, Philip J.; Coad, LaurenItem Deforestation in an African biodiversity hotspot: extent, variation and the effectiveness of protected areas(Elsevier, 2013-06) Green, Jonathan M.H.; Larrosa, Cecilia; Burgess, Neil D.; Balmford, Andrew; Johnston, Alison; Mbilinyi, Boniface P.; Platts, Philip J.; Coad, LaurenThe Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania show exceptional endemism that is threatened by high anthro- pogenic pressure leading to the loss of natural habitat. Using a novel habitat conversion model, we pres- ent a spatially explicit analysis of the predictors of forest and woodland conversion in the Eastern Arc over 25 years. Our results show that 5% (210 km 2 ) of evergreen forest and 43% (2060 km 2 ) of miombo woodland was lost in the Eastern Arc Mountains between 1975 and 2000. Important predictors of habitat conversion included distance to natural habitat edge, topography and measures of remoteness. The main conservation strategy in these mountains for the past 100 years has been to develop a network of pro- tected areas. These appear to have reduced rates of habitat loss and most remaining evergreen forest is now within protected areas. However, the majority of miombo woodland, an important source of eco- system services, lies outside formal protected areas, where additional conservation strategies may be needed.Item Land cover change and carbon emissions over 100 years in an African biodiversity hotspotWillcock, Simon; Phillips, Oliver L.; Platts, Philip J.; Swetnam, Ruth D.; Balmford, Andrew; Burgess, Neil D.; Ahrends, Antje; Bayliss, Julian; Doggart, Nike; Doody, Kathryn; Fanning, Eibleis; Green, Jonathan; Hall, Jaclyn; Howell, Kim; Lovett, Jon C.; Marchant, Rob A.; Marshall, Andrew R.; Mbilinyi, Boniface P.; Munishi, Pantaleo; Owen, Nisha; Jørgensen, Elmer T.; Lewis, Simon L.Item Quantifying and understanding carbon storage and sequestration within the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, a tropical biodiversity hotspotWillcock, Simon; Phillips, Oliver L.; Platts, Philip J.; Balmford, Andrew; Burgess, Neil D.; Lovett, Jon C.; Ahrends, Antje; Bayliss, Julian; Doggart, Nike; Doody, Kathryn; Fanning, Eibleis; Green, Jonathan; Hall, Jaclyn; Howell, Kim; Marchant, Rob A.; Marshall, Andrew R.; Mbilinyi, Boniface P.; Munishi, Pantaleo; Owen, Nisha; Swetnam, Ruth D.; Jørgensen, Elmer T.; Lewis, Simon L.Item Tanzania's reptile biodiversity: Distribution, threats and climate change vulnerabilityMeng, Han; Carr, Jamie; Beraducc, Joe; Bowles, Phil; Branch, William R.; Capitani, Claudia; Chenga, Jumapili; Cox, Neil; Howell, Kim; Malonza, Patrick K.; Marchant, Rob A.; Mbilinyi, Boniface P.; Mukama, Kusaga; Msuya, Charles; Platts, Philip J.; Safari, Ignas; Spawls, Stephen; Farpon, Yara S.; Wagner, Philipp; Burgess, Neil D.Item Towards Regional, Error-Bounded Landscape Carbon Storage Estimates for Data-Deficient Areas of the WorldWillcock, Simon; Phillips, Oliver L.; Platts, Philip J.; Balmford, Andrew; Burgess, Neil D.; Lovett, Jon C.; Ahrends, Antje; Bayliss, Julian; Doggart, Nike; Doody, Kathryn; Fanning, Eibleis; Green, Jonathan; Hall, Jaclyn; Howell, Kim; Marchant, Rob A.; Marshall, Andrew R.; Mbilinyi, Boniface P.; Munishi, Pantaleo; Owen, Nisha; Swetnam, Ruth D.; Jørgensen, Elmer T.; Lewis, Simon L.