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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... -
Análisis de la efectividad de los pasos de fauna y de los drenajes adecuados...
Tras varias campañas de seguimiento intensivo (período 2000-2002) de las diferentes estructuras transversales presentes en la autovía de las Rías Baixas (A-52; Benavente-... -
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.... -
Location of wildlife passages. How to identify the optimal solution?
During the last few decades, the construction of wildlife passages and landscape bridges designed to help fauna cross transport infrastructures has increased all over Europe. A... -
The distribution of vertebrate roadkill varies by season, surrounding...
The distribution of vertebrate roadkill varies by season, surrounding environment, and animal class. -
Efectos de las carreteras sobre la fauna: un enfoque ecológico.
Revisión de los efectos ecológicos de las carreteras sobre la fauna. La pérdida directa e indirecta de hábitat. La generación de nuevos hábitats. Mortalidad. Efectos sobre los... -
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... -
Dogs are the main species involved in animal-vehicle collisions in southern...
Animal-vehicle collisions have become a serious traffic safety issue. Collisions have steadily increased over the last few decades, as have their associated socio-economic... -
Key connectors in protected forest area networks and the impact of highways:...
The connectivity of protected area networks depends on key elements located in strategic positions within the landscape, which uphold the ecological fluxes and sustain the... -
Temporal pattern of wild ungulate-related traffic accidents in northwest Spain.
Wildlife-related accidents are a serious problem in different countries and describing their temporal pattern allows for the development of measures to mitigate them. We... -
Proyecto de medidas compensatorias correspondientes a la autovía A-381 Jerez...
Además de las medidas correctoras que toda infraestructura lineal debe incluir para mitigar el impacto directo que pueda causar al medio, la Directiva Hábitats de la Unión... -
Medidas preventivas, correctoras y compensatorias de los impactos directos e...
En el Campo de Gibraltar confluyen factores que otorgan a la comarca una gran potencialidad de desarrollo en el ámbito autonómico, nacional, europeo e intercontinental. Sin...