ASSESSING AND FILLING ECOLOGICAL GAPS

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Brooks, T.M. et al.  2004. Coverage Provided by the Global Protected-Area System: Is It Enough? BioScience, 54(12): 1081-1091.

Guides, tools and methods

Corrigan, C., J. Ervin, P. Kramer, and Z. Ferdaña, 2007. “A Quick Guide to Conducting Marine Gap Assessments.” Protected Area Quick Guide Series editor, J. Ervin. Arlington, VA:  The Nature Conservancy. 21 pages.

Dudley, N., and J. Parrish, 2006. Closing the Gap. Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity. CBD Technical Series 24. Montreal, Canada. 116 pp.

Iacobelli, A, H. Blasutti, C. Anderson and K. Kavanagh. 2006. A landscape-based protected areas gap analysis and GIS tool for conservation planning. Toronto, Canada: WWF Canada. 135 pp.

Rodriguez, A.L. 2004. Global Gap Analysis: Priority Regions for Expanding the Global Protected-Area Network. BioScience 54(12):1092-1100.

Case studies, reports and PDF downloads

Byrne, J. 2006. St. Vincent & the Grenadines Protected Areas System Gap Assessment. Presentation at Gap Assessment Workshop, March 9th & 10th, 2006. Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI: The Nature Conservancy. Unpublished paper, 25 pp.

Day, J., and J. Roff. 2000. Planning for Representative Marine Protected Areas: A framework for Canada’s oceans. Toronto: World Wildlife Fund. 147 pp.

Meerman, J. 2006. National Protected Areas Policy and Systems Plan -- National Protected Areas Analysis. Unpublished presentation. Belize: NPAPSP Protected Areas Analysis Consortium.

Rodriguez, A.L. 2003. Global Gap Analysis: Towards a representative network of protected areas.  Advances in Applied Biodiversity Science 5. Washington DC:  Conservation International. 98 pp.

Terán, M.C., K. Clark, C. Suárez, F. Campos, J. Denkinger, D. Ruiz, y P. Jiménez.  2006. Analysis of the gaps and identification of prirotiy areas for biodiversity conservation in the marine coast of Ecuador. Executive summary. Ministerio del Ambiente. Quito, Ecuador.

Terán, M.C., K. Clark, C. Suárez, F. Campos, J. Denkinger, D. Ruiz, y P. Jiménez.  2006. Análisis de Vacíos e Identificación de Áreas Prioritarias para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad Marino-Costera en el Ecuador Continental. Resumen Ejecutivo. Ministerio del Ambiente. Quito, Ecuador.

Websites

www.protectedareas.info