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Intelligent systems for mapping amphibian mortality on Portuguese roads.
Roads have multiple effects on wildlife, from animal mortality, habitat and population fragmentation, to modification of animal reproductive behavior. Amphibians in particular,... -
Indices for the spatial assessment of road and traffic impacts on ecosystems.
The increase in roads and traffic through the last century has caused extensive fragmentation of the landscape affecting biodiversity and ecosystem function. Subsequent changes... -
Forest management effects on nesting habitat selected by eurasian black vultu...
They studied two recently established colonies of Eurasian Black Vultures (Aegypius monachus). One was located in an abandoned maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) plantation formerly... -
Influence of forest fragmentation on biodiversity: consequences for green and...
Influence of forest fragmentation on biodiversity: consequences for green and transport infrastructures. Palabras clave: Biodiversity, Fragmentation, Habitat, Habitat... -
Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: high pressure sodium lights dec...
The use of artificial light at night and its ecological consequences are increasing around the world. Light pollution can lead to massive mortality episodes for nocturnally... -
Spatial and species‐level predictions of road mortality risk using trait data.
Collisions between wildlife and vehicles are recognized as one of the major causes of mortality for many species. Empirical estimates of road mortality show that some species... -
Comportamiento dispersivo de la musaraña común (Crocidura russula) en un enci...
Comportamiento dispersivo de la musaraña común (Crocidura russula) en un encinar fragmentado de la submeseta norte. Palabras clave: Dispersión, Bosque, Fragmentación, Musaraña -
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Effect of weekend road traffic on the use of space by raptors.
The traffic load near large cities may show dramatic cyclical changes induced by weekend tourism, and this could induce cyclical changes in the activity patterns of wildlife. We... -
Patterns of amphibian fatalities in a Mediterranean landscape: insights from ...
Amphibian fatalities were monitored on the local road M1078 (of total length 7.1 k m) that runs across a rural Mediterranean landscape in the Alentejo region (Southern Portugal)... -
Factors affecting mortality of shearwaters stranded by light pollution.
Every year and across the world, thousands of fledglings of different petrel species crash into human structures because they are disorientated by artificial lights during their... -
World atlas of seagrasses
Documento integrante de la bibliografía empleada para el informe: Status Assessment de Cymodocea Nodosa en el ámbito de OSPAR -
Informe intermedio. Proyecto GRASSREC. New approaches to assist and assess se...
Este informe presenta los resultados de las tareas realizadas en el proyecto GRASSREC hasta la fecha indicada. Examina y caracteriza los factores bióticos y abióticos que pueden... -
Cars as a tool for monitoring and protecting biodiversity.
Cars as a tool for monitoring and protecting biodiversity. -
Impactes das vias rodoviárias na fauna silvestre. Relatório final.
Apresenta-se o relatório final do projecto Avaliar o impacto da mortalidade em populações de vertebrados em estradas do Alto Alentejo, e sua relação com o uso de passagens... -
Angiospermas marinas y diversidad: importancia de la complejidad estructural ...
Documento integrante de la bibliografía empleada para el informe: Status Assessment de Cymodocea Nodosa en el ámbito de OSPAR -
Fatal attraction of short-tailed shearwaters to artificial lights.
Light pollution is increasing around the world and altering natural nightscapes with potential ecological and evolutionary consequences. A severe ecological perturbation caused... -
Trace Element Concentrations in Saltmarsh Soils Strongly Affected by Wastes f...
Soil and water samples were analysed for trace metals and As in two watercourses and 14 sampling plots in a salt marsh polluted by mine wastes in SE Spain. Groundwater levels,... -
Objetivo de la Red de Corredores Ecolgógicos: La Marta europea (Martes martes).
Objetivo de la Red de Corredores Ecolgógicos: La Marta europea (Martes martes). Palabras clave: Conectividad, Marta -
Wildlife crossing structures in the mitigation for transportation projects: a...
Wildlife crossing structures are used to mitigate barrier effects and to reduce mortality. Many factors affect their effectivity, including typology, location and maintenance....