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SUMMARY OF THE PARKS RESEARCH FORUM OF ONTARIO (PRFO)STATE OF THE ART PROTECTED AREAS DESIGN WORKSHOP, 2006Kraus, D. 2005. Applying the Great Lakes Conservation Blueprint for the Strategic Protection ofBiodiversity at Multiple Scales. Pp. 61-76. In Nelson, G., T. Nudds, M. Beveridge and B.Dempster. (Eds.) Protected Areas and Species and Ecosystems at Risk: Research and PlanningChallenges. Parks and Protected Areas Research in Ontario, 2005. Proceedings of the ParksResearch Forum of Ontario (PRFO) and Carolinian Canada Coalition (CCC) Annual GeneralMeeting May 5-7, 2005, University of Guelph. Parks Research Forum of Ontario (PRFO),University of Waterloo: Waterloo, Ontario.Mandrak, N.E. and K.E. Brodribb. 2005. How Well Do Parks Protect Fish Species at Risk in Ontario?Pp. 205-220. In: Nelson, G., T. Nudds, M. Beveridge and B. Dempster. (Eds.) Protected Areasand Species and Ecosystems at Risk: Research and Planning Challenges. Parks and ProtectedAreas Research in Ontario, 2005. Proceedings of the Parks Research Forum of Ontario (PRFO)and Carolinian Canada Coalition (CCC) Annual General Meeting May 5-7, 2005, University ofGuelph. Parks Research Forum of Ontario (PRFO), University of Waterloo: Waterloo, ON.15. Please identify any limitations you feel you have encountered in your specific exercise of identifyingproposed representative protected areas.- Assessment of the viability of representative ecological systems and species occurrences requiresground-truthing.- Some proposed areas may not be available for conservation.16. Please describe any planned refinements to further work on the project, or on related projects.In priority landscapes NCC and partners will be enhancing the results of the Conservation Blueprintbased on local information and knowledge, and an assessment of threats and opportunities.Full reports are available at:http://www.natureconservancy.ca/files/frame.asp?lang=e_&region=1&sec=science37 | P a g e