Nationally important sites Sample Clauses

Nationally important sites. A threshold-based approach can also be applied to identify nationally important sites. For example, the UK applies 1% of the national population as a criterion to identify nationally important Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Xxxxxxx et al. 2015). These national 1% thresholds are applicable also for creating comprehensive and coherent reserve networks to serve national conservation objectives. However, such simple approaches may lead to underrepresentation of certain species or populations (Xxxxxxxxx et al. 2000). Therefore, it is useful to set representation targets and select sites that meet certain criteria related to population size or density, species range, reproductive success, history of occupancy, providing protection to multiple species, naturalness or serving as weather refuges during cold spells or dry periods (e.g. see Xxxxxxx et al. 2015). The objectives for the reserve network for waterbirds in Denmark (Xxxxxx et al. 1998) also included some functional objectives such as: