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Robert J. Smith
Researcher at University of Kent
Publications - 105
Citations - 5483
Robert J. Smith is an academic researcher from University of Kent. The author has contributed to research in topics: Protected area & Flagship species. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 102 publications receiving 4754 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert J. Smith include Zoological Society of London.
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Targeting global protected area expansion for imperiled biodiversity.
Oscar Venter,Richard A. Fuller,Daniel B. Segan,Josie Carwardine,Thomas M. Brooks,Stuart H. M. Butchart,Moreno Di Marco,Takuya Iwamura,Liana N. Joseph,Damien O’Grady,Hugh P. Possingham,Carlo Rondinini,Robert J. Smith,Michelle Venter,James E. M. Watson,James E. M. Watson +15 more
TL;DR: Meeting international targets for expanding protected areas could simultaneously contribute to species conservation, but only if the distribution of threatened species informs the future establishment of protected areas.
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Governance and the loss of biodiversity
TL;DR: It is shown that governance scores were correlated withChanges in total forest cover, but not with changes in natural forest cover and the universal applicability of an influential approach to conservation that seeks to ban international trade in endangered species is questioned.
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Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets
Stuart H. M. Butchart,Martin Clarke,Robert J. Smith,Rachel E. Sykes,Jörn P. W. Scharlemann,Mike Harfoot,Mike Harfoot,Graeme M. Buchanan,Ariadne Angulo,Andrew Balmford,Bastian Bertzky,Thomas M. Brooks,Thomas M. Brooks,Thomas M. Brooks,Kent E. Carpenter,Mia T. Comeros-Raynal,John B. Cornell,G. Francesco Ficetola,Lincoln Fishpool,Richard A. Fuller,Jonas Geldmann,Heather Harwell,Heather Harwell,Craig Hilton-Taylor,Michael R. Hoffmann,Michael R. Hoffmann,Ackbar Joolia,Lucas Joppa,Naomi Kingston,Ian May,Amy Milam,Beth Polidoro,Beth Polidoro,Gina M. Ralph,Nadia I. Richman,Carlo Rondinini,Daniel B. Segan,Daniel B. Segan,Benjamin Skolnik,Mark Spalding,Simon N. Stuart,Andy Symes,Joseph Taylor,Piero Visconti,James E. M. Watson,James E. M. Watson,Louisa Wood,Louisa Wood,Neil D. Burgess,Neil D. Burgess +49 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors estimate that PAs currently cover 14.6% of terrestrial and 2.8% of marine extent, but 59-68% of ecoregions, 77-78% of important sites for biodiversity, and 57% of 25,380 species have inadequate coverage.
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Predicting spatial aspects of human–elephant conflict
TL;DR: In this paper, male behaviour and data resolution hypotheses were tested using HEC data from a 1000-km(2) unprotected elephant range adjacent to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
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Toward a systematic approach for identifying conservation flagships
TL;DR: In this article, an interdisciplinary framework is proposed to improve the performance of conservation campaigns, based on social marketing, environmental economics, and conservation biology, and the role of return on investment analyses to determine when funds are best spent on high-profile flagships and when raising the profile of other species is more appropriate.