GEMET

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

land > protected area > reserve > biological reserve

Preferred term

biological reserve  

Definition

  • An area of land and/or of water designated as having protected status for purposes of preserving certain biological features. Reserves are managed primarily to safeguard these features and provide opportunities for research into the problems underlying the management of natural sites and of vegetation and animal populations. Regulations are normally imposed controlling public access and disturbance.

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Belongs to group

Belongs to array

In other languages

URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7137

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 9/8/04, last modified 9/8/04