Conservation areas threatened nationally by housing developments

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 22:35 in Earth & Climate

Conservationists have long known that lines on a map are not sufficient to protect nature because what happens outside those boundaries can affect what happens within. Now, scientists have measured the threat of housing development around protected areas in the United States.

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