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Wire marking results in a small but significant reduction in avian mortality...
Collision with electric power lines is a conservation problem for many bird species. Although the implementation of flight diverters is rapidly increasing, few well-designed... -
Carnivore abundance near motorways related to prey and roadkills.
Landscape disturbance by roads may increase abundance of prey in verges (i.e., strips of terrain adjacent to roadways) or create other features that can attract carnivores and... -
Road edge effect on the abundance of the lizard Gallotia galloti (Sauria:...
Transportation infrastructure is a main cause of environmental change in forest landscapes worldwide. In the Canary Islands, a dense road system fragment the native Canarian... -
Are protected areas truly protected? The impact of road traffic on vertebrate fauna.
The extension of road networks is considered one of the major factors affecting fauna survival. Roadkill has been documented widely and affects all taxonomic groups. Although... -
Variación regional del efecto de la fragmentación sobre las aves forestales.
Variación regional del efecto de la fragmentación sobre las aves forestales. Palabras clave: Aves, Bosque, Fragmentación, Fragmentación de hábitat -
Estimating roadkill risk when there is no roadkill data.
The most common way to quantify roadkill risk in different sections of infrastructures is to collect information on the location of casualties and then, model the probability... -
Incidencia de las carreteras en las poblaciones de lobos en Castilla y León.
En Castilla y León el 4,6% de la mortalidad en las poblaciones de lobo se debe a los atropellos. Estos se suceden principalmente en las carreteras situadas próximas a los... -
El uso de drenajes y otros pasos no diseñados para fauna por vertebrados terrestres.
Impacto del TAV Madrid-Sevilla sobre la fauna. Palabras clave: Alcantarilla, Drenaje, Fauna, Seguimiento, Vertebrados -
A national program to monitor fauna roadkills in Portugal.
Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) is the Portuguese public company holding a long term concession contract of the national road and rail infrastructures in Portugal. IP manages... -
El lince ibérico (Lynx pardina) en España. Distribución y problemas de conservación.
En una muestra de 356 linces ibéricos muertos entre 1978 y 1988, 25 (7%) habían muerto en las carreteras. Este porcentaje es mucho más elevado que el valor obtenido durante el... -
Influence of forest fragmentation on seed consumption and dispersal of...
Influence of forest fragmentation on seed consumption and dispersal of Spanish juniper Juniperus thurifera. Palabras clave: Forest, Fragmentation, Habitat fragmentation, Seed... -
A spatial approach for modeling amphibian road-kills: comparison of...
Road networks are the main source of mortality for many species. Amphibians, which are in global decline, are the most road-killed fauna group, due to their activity patterns... -
A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status.
Roads fragment landscapes and trigger human colonization and degradation of ecosystems, to the detriment of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The planet’s remaining large... -
Posibles riesgos de la iluminación LED. Conclusiones del Grupo de Trabajo.
Posibles riesgos de la iluminación LED. Conclusiones del Grupo de Trabajo. -
Effects of woodland islets introduced in a Mediterranean agricultural...
This study assesses whether the afforestation approach consisting in the introduction of woodland islets in “agricultural seas” can reconcile the restoration of woody vegetation... -
Identification and development of habitat defragmentation priority projects,...
Within the framework of the European Union Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and the Green Infrastructure Communication Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital, the Directorate General... -
Clamoring for quiet: new ways to mitigate noise.
On a typical day in an American suburb, the steady whoosh of traffic on a nearby freeway drowns out the rustling of leaves in the wind. From across the street comes the nagging... -
Species or group of species to predict roadkill likelihood?
Roadkill likelihood using either species or group of species does not reach to same results. Spatial, climatic, and temporal patterns are consistent within the class Reptilia.... -
The distribution of vertebrate roadkill varies by season, surrounding...
The distribution of vertebrate roadkill varies by season, surrounding environment, and animal class. -
Major roads have a negative impact on the tawny owl Strix aluco and the...
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...