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Avian roadkills occur regardless of bird evolutionary uniqueness across Europe.
Through an extensive literature review and using a large dataset collected from several European studies, we explored the frequency of occurrence of road bird casualties. First,... -
Forecast maps of potential economical damages caused by animal-vehicle collisions.
Forecast maps of potential economical damages caused by animal-vehicle collisions. Palabras clave: Collision, Fauna, Fauna casualty, Highway, Mitigation -
Plantations can improve plant diversity and soil conditions at roadside.
Plantations can improve plant diversity and soil conditions at roadside. Palabras clave: Ecosystem, Embankment, Flora, Highway, Plant, Vegetation -
Road proximity affects reproductive investment in lizards: a two-years...
Worldwide roads are in continuous expansion, with an expected increase of >60% by 2050. This may increase selection pressures on wildlife, urging applied ecologist to... -
Informe provisional del seguimiento de la mortalidad de vertebrados en...
Se prospectaron cinco carreteras nacionales, una autovía (A-49) y algunas carreteras locales en la provincia de Huelva (SO España), la mayoría de ellas cerca de la costa.... -
Controlling human activities as confounding variable in road studies.
Controlling human activities as confounding variable in road studies. -
La mortalidad de anfibios y reptiles en las carreteras
Se examinaron los atropellos de reptiles y anfibios. Los atropellos de anfibios se producen, a menudo, como consecuencia del comportamiento migratorio durante la época de... -
Enhancing wildlife conservation in road corridors by applying best...
Road maintenance provides us excellent opportunities to reduce road’s impacts on wildlife as well as road-wildlife hazards. Mitigation measures maintenance also play a key role... -
Reduced bird occurrence in pine forest fragments associated with road...
This study investigated the effect of road and highway proximity on the occurrence of bird species in isolated secondary pine forest fragments in an agricultural matrix. We... -
Previsión inicial y seguimiento posterior del impacto acústico producido por...
Previsión inicial y seguimiento posterior del impacto acústico producido por el proyecto de construcción del corredor del Txoriherri (Bizcaya), tramo Enekuri-Derio. Palabras... -
Distribution of birds in fragments of Mediterranean forests: the role of...
This paper evaluates the role of ecological densities (densities in a given habitat) in predicting the ability of forest passerines to occupy fragments of eight oak Quercus spp.... -
Can we mitigate animal–vehicle accidents using predictive models?
Vehicle collisions with wild animals are a serious problem that justifies the widespread application of mitigation measures such as road fencing and provision of crossing... -
Carreteres i conservació de la biodiversitat: oportunitats per a la...
Carreteres i conservació de la biodiversitat: oportunitats per a la desfragmentació d’hàbitats en el manteniment de les vies existents. -
Favourability for the presence of wild rabbit warrens in motorway verges:...
Pest species cause significant ecological, social and economic impacts, and programs to control them usually target specific landscape features when pests use these to disperse.... -
Assessing large-scale wildlife responses to human infrastructure development.
Habitat loss and deterioration represent the main threats to wildlife species, and are closely linked to the expansion of roads and human settlements. Unfortunately, large-scale... -
A forecasting map of avian roadkill-risk in Europe: a tool to identify...
In this study, we propose a novel strategy for identifying potential hotspots of avian roadkills in Europe. The proposed approach combines information about the spatial... -
Relative value of riparian woodlands in landscapes with different forest...
This study analyses the role of riparian woodland in the conservation of five common carnivore species as compared with other non-riparian habitats according to woodland cover... -
Seguimiento del uso de las estructuras transversales de la autovía A-40 por...
Seguimiento del uso de las estructuras transversales de la autovía A-40 por los vertebrados terrestres, antes y durante la construcción de la línea de alta velocidad Madrid-... -
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How to deal with traffic noise for mitigation? Insights from the use of...
How to deal with traffic noise for mitigation? Insights from the use of standard methods around wildlife crossings. Palabras clave: Environmental impact assessment, Fauna...