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Importance of roadside habitats for biodiversity: what do we know?
In an ever-expanding world, impacts of human activity on the global environment are inevitable. The construction of roads and other linear transport infrastructure leads not... -
Influence of landscape factors on amphibian roadkills at the national level.
Roads exert multiple effects on wildlife, from animal mortality, habitat and population fragmentation, to modification of animal reproductive behaviour. Amphibians are the most... -
Amphibian road-kills in Mediterranean habitats.
Amphibian road-kills in Mediterranean habitats. Palabras clave: Amphibian -
Dinámica del riesgo de ignición en un área de interfase urbano-forestal.
La aceleración del proceso masivo de urbanización dispersa en zonas de interfase urbano-forestal reafirma la necesidad de aplicar políticas de prevención de los incendios... -
Effects of forest fragmentation on the distribution of the lizard Psammodromu...
This study reports the population responses of the lizard Psammodromus algirus to forest fragmentation by comparing its distribution in two contrasting situations of habitat... -
Road ecology and mammals: road-kills, barrier effect and mitigation measures.
Road ecology and mammals: road-kills, barrier effect and mitigation measures. -
The influence of road networks on brown bear spatial distribution and habitat...
The influence of road networks on brown bear spatial distribution and habitat suitability in a human‐modified landscape. -
La mortalidad de anfibios y reptiles en las carreteras.
Se examinaron los atropellos de reptiles y anfibios. Los atropellos de anfibios se producen a menudo como consecuencia del comportamiento migratorio durante la época de... -
Tree species composition and structure near road borders in the laurel forest...
Urbanization is one of the main causes of species extinction. Closely linked to urbanization are road systems, which are a source of biotic and abiotic effects on the... -
El lobo ibérico. Biología y mitología.
Cuando las carreteras interceptan rutas tradicionales del lobo, los atropellos y el efecto barrera puede ser el responsable de una importante reducción en la población lobera.... -
Informe provisional del seguimiento de la mortalidad de vertebrados en las ca...
Se prospectaron seis transectos con periodicidad mensual en tres biotopos de la provincia de Córdoba (S España). Se localizó un punto negro de atropellos de anfibios cerca de... -
Preventing wildlife roadkill can offset mitigation investments in short-mediu...
Wildlife vehicle collisions (WVC) are a threat to wildlife and humans, killing millions of animals of numerous species, as well as causing significant damage to vehicles,... -
Edge effects and patterns of winter abundance of wood mice Apodemus sylvaticu...
Edge effects and patterns of winter abundance of wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus in Spanish fragmented forests. Palabras clave: Forest, Fragmentation, Mammal, Mouse -
Relative effects of road risk, habitat suitability, and connectivity on wildl...
Despite its importance for reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions, there is still incomplete understanding of factors responsible for high road mortality. In particular, few... -
Risks and opportunities for wildlife living in road dominated environments. W...
A living on the roadside involves serious risks including restrictions to movements, disturbance of resting and feeding places, and roadkill menace. However, when crossing... -
Roadsides: an opportunity for biodiversity conservation.
How do roadsides interact with patches of natural vegetation in shaping perennial plant communities in fragmented agricultural areas? Are the observed differences due to the... -
Inappropriate tourist behavior in protected areas can lead to wildlife road‐k...
Inappropriate tourist behavior in protected areas can lead to wildlife road‐kills. -
El lobo en España: una visión global.
Se recogieron datos sobre 812 lobos muertos por causas humanas en España hasta 1987: el 4,6% de ellos fueron atropellos, siendo esta causa la cuarta causa de muerte entre las... -
Carnivores. Struggling for survival in roaded landscapes.
Carnivores are a diverse group of wildlife that occur in most environments around the world. Large, wide-ranging carnivores play key ecological roles in natural systems. They... -
El lobo en Cantabria.
Se investigaron las causas de mortalidad de 42 lobos entre 1973 y 1981: 0 atropellos. Entre 1985 y 1987 (n=43) solamente se detectó un atropello. Palabras clave:...