[HTML][HTML] A global examination on the differential impacts of roadsides on native vs. exotic and weedy plant species

A Lázaro-Lobo, GN Ervin - Global ecology and conservation, 2019 - Elsevier
Roads cause multiple ecological impacts by altering biotic and abiotic conditions that affect
ecosystem structure and functioning from local to regional scales. Roadside plant …

Roles of roadside vegetation in insect conservation in Australia

TR New, DPA Sands, GS Taylor - Austral Entomology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The extent and variety of roadside environments in Australia in largely anthropogenic
landscapes render them substantial remnant habitats for insect biodiversity. The importance …

Evaluating the impact of roads on the diversity pattern and density of trees to improve the conservation of species

UA Bhatti, Z Yu, A Hasnain, SA Nawaz, L Yuan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Roadside trees alter biotic and abiotic factors of plants diversity in an ecosystem. Rows of
plants grow along the roadside due to the interplay between the arrival of propagule and …

Roads in northern hardwood forests affect adjacent plant communities and soil chemistry in proportion to the maintained roadside area

DA Neher, D Asmussen, ST Lovell - Science of the Total Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
The spatial extent of the transported materials from three road types was studied in forest
soil and vegetative communities in Vermont. Hypotheses were two-fold: 1) soil chemical …

Roadside diversity in relation to age and surrounding source habitat: evidence for long time lags in valuable green infrastructure

AG Auffret, E Lindgren - Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The severe and ongoing decline in semi‐natural grassland habitat during the past two
centuries means that it is important to consider how other, marginal grassland habitat …

Is there spatial dependence or spatial heterogeneity in the distribution of vegetation greening and browning in southeastern China?

J Chen, C Xu, S Lin, Z Wu, R Qiu, X Hu - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vegetation is an indispensable component of terrestrial ecosystems and plays an
irreplaceable role in mitigation of climate change. Global vegetation changes (ie, greening …

Roadsides: an opportunity for biodiversity conservation

JM Arenas, A Escudero, I Mola… - Applied vegetation …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Questions How do roadsides interact with patches of natural vegetation in sha** perennial
plant communities in fragmented agricultural areas? Are the observed differences due to the …

Measure it to better manage it: a biodiversity monitoring framework for the Australian rangelands

TJ Eyre, A Fisher, LP Hunt, AS Kutt - The Rangeland Journal, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
The need for broad-scale, long-term biodiversity monitoring to support evidence-based
policy and management in the Australian rangelands is clear and pressing but, despite …

Assessing the impact of road and land use on species diversity of trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses in the mountain landscape in Southern Africa

SN Lisboa, F Domingos, E Vallius, A Lensu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mountain landscape, described as a global biodiversity hotspot due to high endemism, is
threatened by land-use change, including management and modification of vegetation …

Road networks predict human influence on Amazonian bird communities

SE Ahmed, AC Lees, NG Moura… - … of the Royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Road building can lead to significant deleterious impacts on biodiversity, varying from direct
road-kill mortality and direct habitat loss associated with road construction, to more subtle …