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Bad moon rising? The influence of the lunar cycle on amphibian roadkills.
Annually, roads, and their associated users, are responsible for millions of roadkills worldwide. Mortality affects multiple taxonomic groups, but amphibians are particularly... -
Patterns of carnivore road casualties in Southern Portugal.
We examined spatial patterns of carnivore casualties by counting the number of animals killed on 574 km of national roads and highways in southern Portugal. We surveyed six... -
Predictive models for the location of animal-car accidents and their applicab...
Many provinces in Spain are suffering an increasing number of animal-car collisions in the recent years so as to become one of the main issues to the official bodies with... -
Importance of water availability for amphibian roadkill in a mediterranean la...
Pinto, T., Santos, S.M., Mira, A. y Sillero, N. Importance of water availability for amphibian roadkill in a mediterranean landscape. Animal Behaviour . [s.l.]: Springer. 2023,... -
Mobile mapping system (MMS2) for detecting roadkills.
Roads affect negatively wildlife, from direct mortality to habitat fragmentation. Mortality caused by collision with vehicles on roads is a major threat to many species.... -
Lack of maintenance of motorway fences works against their intended purpose w...
Linear infrastructure intrusions into natural ecosystems, such as motorways and high-speed railways, causes direct loss of habitat but also impacts fauna through collisions.... -
A meta-analysis of carcass disappearance field experiments in conservation bi...
The exponential development of human infrastructures causes mortality in thousands of wildlife species. In order to evaluate its impact in population dynamics, we need to... -
Fragmentación forestal y conservación de la fauna.
Santos, T. y Tellería, J.L. Fragmentación forestal y conservación de la fauna. Ecosistemas. [s.l.]: [s.n.]. 1993, Vol. 4, pags. 34-35. Palabras clave: Fauna, Bosque,... -
An approach to road networks and soundscapes.
Roads and traffic are the most important source of noise in the environment. Moreover, much research effort has been aimed to identify and to quantify road impacts on animal... -
Major roads have a negative impact on the tawny owl Strix aluco and the littl...
The increasing road networks threaten ecosystems by direct effects such as increased mortality due to collision with vehicles and by various indirect effects leading to road... -
Artificial lights and seabirds: is light pollution a threat for the threatene...
Petrels are among the most threatened group of birds. On top of facing predation by introduced mammals and incidental bycatch, these seabirds have to deal with an emerging... -
Large-scale identification and prioritization of road and railways tracts whe...
Estrada, A., Viñuela, J., Rosell, C., Campeny, R. y Álvarez, G. Large-scale identification and prioritization of road and railways tracts where de-fragmentation measures should... -
Indices for the spatial assessment of road and traffic impacts on ecosystems.
The increase in roads and traffic through the last century has caused extensive fragmentation of the landscape affecting biodiversity and ecosystem function. Subsequent changes... -
Mainstreaming biodiversity in transport infrastructure management in the digi...
Biodiversity objects are to date almost absent from the BIM world. Developing the biodiversity theme in the BIM environment offers unexplored research opportunities with strong... -
Roads as ecological corridors.
The protection of the environment constitutes a key aspect of all countries’ policy. The variety of wildlife (animals and plants) of our planet is enormous, so we should not... -
Influencia de la fragmentación forestal sobre las comunidades de carnívoros d...
Virgós, E. y García, F.J. Influencia de la fragmentación forestal sobre las comunidades de carnívoros de la Meseta. Resumen II Jornadas Españolas de Conservación y Estudio de... -
The effects of a motorway on movement behaviour and gene flow in a forest car...
Roads represent barriers to animal movement due to physical obstruction, mortality, or behavioural avoidance. The population-level consequences of such constraints remain poorly... -
Los pasos para fauna en la autovía de las Rías Bajas.
Mata, C., Hervás, I., Herránz, J., Malo, J.E. y Suarez, F. Los pasos para fauna en la autovía de las Rías Bajas. Revista Quercus. [s.l.]: Quercus. 2005, Vol. 237, pags. 28-31.... -
Surveying drainage culvert use by carnivores: sampling design and cost-benefi...
Environmental assessment studies often evaluate the effectiveness of drainage culverts as habitat linkages for species, however, the efficiency of the sampling designs and the... -
Validity of road-based data collected by volunteers for wildlife population m...
A multitude of smart phone and more traditional tools are used with increasing frequency by volunteers on roads for long-term monitoring of wildlife. Data collected by...