Lissa M. Barr
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Research Subjects
Lissa M. Barr has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Daniel B. Segan
School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
1 shared publication- Eve McDonald-Madden
School of Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
1 shared publication - Hugh Phillip Possingham
School of the Environment, The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia
1 shared publication - Richard A. Fuller
University of Queensland
1 shared publication Robert L. Pressey
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 21 September 2011
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS ONE
- Vol. 6 (9) , e24707
A New Way to Measure the World's Protected Area Coverage
Protected areas are effective at stopping biodiversity loss, but their placement is constrained by the needs of people. Consequently protected areas are often biased toward areas that are unattractive for other human uses. Current reporting metrics that emphasise the total area protected do not account for this bias. To address this problem we propose that the distribution of protected areas be evaluated with an economic metric used to quantify inequality in income— the Gini coefficient. Using a modified version of this measure we discover that 73% of countries have inequitably protected their biodiversity and that common measures of protected area coverage do not adequately reveal this bias. Used in combination with total percentage protection, the Gini coefficient will improve the effectiveness of reporting on the growth of protected area coverage, paving the way for better representation of the world's biodiversity.
- 21 September 2011
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS ONE
- Vol. 6 (9) , e24707
Open AccessA New Way to Measure the World's Protected Area Coverage
Protected areas are effective at stopping biodiversity loss, but their placement is constrained by the needs of people. Consequently protected areas are often biased toward areas that are unattractive for other human uses. Current reporting metrics that emphasise the total area protected do not account for this bias. To address this problem we propose that the distribution of protected areas be evaluated with an economic metric used to quantify inequality in income— the Gini coefficient. Using a modified version of this measure we discover that 73% of countries have inequitably protected their biodiversity and that common measures of protected area coverage do not adequately reveal this bias. Used in combination with total percentage protection, the Gini coefficient will improve the effectiveness of reporting on the growth of protected area coverage, paving the way for better representation of the world's biodiversity.