Deforestation in an African biodiversity hotspot: extent, variation and the effectiveness of protected areas

Green, Jonathan M.H.; Larrosa, Cecilia; Burgess, Neil D.; Balmford, Andrew; Johnston, Alison; Mbilinyi, Boniface P.; Platts, Philip J.; Coad, Lauren

dc.creator	Green, Jonathan M.H.
dc.creator	Larrosa, Cecilia
dc.creator	Burgess, Neil D.
dc.creator	Balmford, Andrew
dc.creator	Johnston, Alison
dc.creator	Mbilinyi, Boniface P.
dc.creator	Platts, Philip J.
dc.creator	Coad, Lauren
dc.date	2022-05-19T12:46:03Z
dc.date	2022-05-19T12:46:03Z
dc.date	2013-06
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:51:26Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:51:26Z
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4185
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91392
dc.description	The 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.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Eastern Arc Mountains
dc.subject	Tropical forest
dc.subject	Miombo woodland
dc.subject	Generalised additive models
dc.subject	Habitat conversion
dc.title	Deforestation in an African biodiversity hotspot: extent, variation and the effectiveness of protected areas
dc.type	Article