Road mortality is a widely recognized but rarely quantified threat to the viability of amphibian
populations. The global extent of the problem is substantial and factors affecting the number …

Roads and traffic are tightly related to some of the mains threats for biodiversity. Road
network affects wildlife populations due to, among other effects, partial occupation and …

Rare and threatened species are the most frequent focus of conservation science and
action. With the ongoing shift from single-species conservation towards the preservation of …

Roads threaten animal species through habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation, and
direct mortality. It is crucial to understand how species respond to linear infrastructure for …

Simple Summary Road networks allow for faster and easier transportation of people and
goods, but unfortunately, they also have many negative effects on nature. For example, due …

Animal mortality caused by vehicle collisions is one of the main ecological impacts of roads.
Amphibians are the most affected group and road fatalities have a significant impact on …

Roadkill has gradually become a common factor that has contributed to the decline of
amphibians, and traffic volume is an important parameter that can be used to determine the …

The effects of road traffic mortality on amphibian populations are in many cases hard to
estimate and speculate, primarily due to the inaccuracy of the methods employed in studies …

The incidence of wildlife mortality on roads is a widespread phenomenon reported in many
countries; despite this, it has received limited attention in China. To address this issue, a …

Road traffic often inflicts higher mortality rates on amphibians than other vertebrates,
especially where roads bisect migration pathways. To facilitate safe movements by …