Effects of road density and pattern on the conservation of species and biodiversity

VJ Bennett - Current Landscape Ecology Reports, 2017‏ - Springer
The development and presence of roads can reduce landscape permeability, lead to habitat
loss, and increase habitat fragmentation. It is these fundamental changes in landscape …

[HTML][HTML] Wildlife-vehicle collisions-Influencing factors, data collection and research methods

R Pagany - Biological conservation, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) are caused by the close interaction of human and wildlife
habitats worldwide. The large number of globally distributed accidents and the variety of …

When road‐kill hotspots do not indicate the best sites for road‐kill mitigation

F Zimmermann Teixeira, A Kindel… - Journal of Applied …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The effectiveness of measures installed to mitigate wildlife road‐kill depends on their
placement along the road. Road‐kill hotspots are frequently used to identify priority locations …

Wildlife roadkill patterns in a fragmented landscape of the Western Amazon

J Filius, Y van der Hoek, P Jarrín‐V… - Ecology and …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
One of the most evident and direct effects of roads on wildlife is the death of animals by
vehicle collision. Understanding the spatial patterns behind roadkill helps to plan mitigation …

On reliable identification of factors influencing wildlife-vehicle collisions along roads

M Bíl, R Andrášik, M Duľa, J Sedoník - Journal of environmental …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) pose a serious global issue. Factors influencing the
occurrence of WVC along roads can be divided in general into two groups: spatially random …

Understanding the spatial distribution and hot spots of collared Bornean elephants in a multi-use landscape

NK Abram, B Skara, N Othman, M Ancrenaz… - Scientific reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Abstract In the Kinabatangan floodplain, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, oil palm and settlements
have reduced and fragmented lowland tropical forests, home to around 200 endangered …

Identification of local factors causing clustering of animal‐vehicle collisions

T Bartonička, R Andrášik, M Duľa… - The Journal of wildlife …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Effective measures reducing risk of animal‐vehicle collisions (AVC) require defining high‐
risk locations on roads where AVCs occur. Previous studies examined factors explaining …

[HTML][HTML] Energy development and production in the Great Plains: Implications and mitigation opportunities

JP Ott, BB Hanberry, M Khalil, MW Paschke… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Energy is an integral part of society. The major US energy sources of fossil fuels (coal, oil,
natural gas); biofuels (ethanol); and wind are concentrated in grassland ecosystems of the …

Confluent impact of housing and geology on indoor radon concentrations in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

D Dai, FB Neal, J Diem, DM Deocampo… - Science of the total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Radon is a naturally released radioactive carcinogenic gas. To estimate radon exposure,
studies have examined various risk factors, but limited information exists pertaining to the …

Predicting spatiotemporal patterns of road mortality for medium-large mammals

F Ascensão, D Yogui, M Alves, EP Medici… - Journal of Environmental …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
We modelled the spatiotemporal patterns of road mortality for seven medium-large
mammals, using a roadkill dataset from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (800 km of roads …