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15.8.6. Criteria for selection of BRs


The criteria for selection of sites for BRs as laid down by the Core Group of Experts in 1979 are listed below:

Primary criteria


A site that must contain an effectively protected and minimally disturbed core area of value of nature conservation and should include additional land and water suitable for research and demonstration of sustainable methods of research and management.

The core area should be typical of a biogeographical unit and large enough to sustain viable populations representing all tropic levels in the ecosystem.

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Frogs are found all over the world, and in every climate, except Antarctica. Frogs cannot live in the sea or any salt water.