Metal accumulation in roadside soil in Melbourne, Australia: Effect of road age, traffic density and vehicular speed

S De Silva, AS Ball, T Huynh, SM Reichman - Environmental Pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
Concentrations of vehicular emitted heavy metals in roadside soils result in long term
environmental damage. This study assessed the relationships between traffic characteristics …

Evaluating the influence of road networks on landscape and regional ecological risk—A case study in Lancang River Valley of Southwest China

SL Liu, BS Cui, SK Dong, ZF Yang, M Yang… - Ecological Engineering, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper, the methods of GIS buffer, spatial comparison, and scenario analysis were
used to elucidate the influence of roads on landscape within Lancang River Valley. The …

Research status and challenges of road impacts on wildlife in China

A Maierdiyali, Y Wang, S Tao, Y Kong… - Biodiversity …, 2022 - biodiversity-science.net
Background & Aim: Habitat loss and fragmentation, driven by expansion of global transport
infrastructure networks, has become one of the significant factors contributing to the decline …

Road kills: Assessing insect casualties using flagship taxon

RSP Rao, MKS Girish - Current Science, 2007 - JSTOR
Roads and traffic are the central features of human development, but a severe threat to
forest and wildlife. In this study we have assessed the extent of insect road kills in two …

[PDF][PDF] 有机地表覆盖物在城市林业建设中的应用价值

王成, 郄光发, 彭镇华 - 2005 - cje.net.cn
摘要综述了国外有机地表覆盖物兴起与发展的过程, 重点分析了有机地表覆盖物的重要应用价值
(如改善土壤理化性状, 促进树木生长, 美化城市景观, 抑制土壤扬尘及其环保和经济价值 …

道路网络理论在景观破碎化效应研究中的运用——以浙江省公路网络为例

刘佳妮, 李伟强, 包志毅 - 生态学报, 2008 - cqvip.com
随着道路的不断建设, 道路网络对自然生态环境的影响效应日益显著, 众多生态学家开始从道路
网络与自然景观的空间位置入手, 研究不同组织形式的道路网络对自然生态系统产生的不同影响 …

Effect of roads on ecological corridors used for wildlife movement in a natural heritage site

H Shi, T Shi, Z Yang, Z Wang, F Han, C Wang - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Roads are the link between geographic space and human socio-economic activities,
promoting local economic development, and simultaneously causing various negative …

Road impacts on spatial patterns of land use and landscape fragmentation in three parallel rivers region, Yunnan Province, China

J Liang, Y Liu, L Ying, P Li, Y Xu, Z Shen - Chinese Geographical Science, 2014 - Springer
The structure and function of network is a central issue in landscape ecology. Road
networks with hierarchical structure are crucial for understanding landscape dynamics. In …

道路网络对澜沧江流域典型区土地利用变化的驱动分析

刘世梁, 崔保山, 杨志峰, 董世魁 - 环境科学学报, 2006 - cqvip.com
道路网络的存在和扩展影响着周边土地利用的格局, 辨析其驱动效应对道路及生态管理具有重要
意义. 选取澜沧江流域典型山地生态系统为研究区域, 以景洪市为案例区, 通过解译和地理信息 …

Associations between road density, urban forest landscapes, and structural-taxonomic attributes in Northeastern China: decoupling and implications

Y Yang, H Lv, Y Fu, X He, W Wang - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
A better understanding on the associations between road density (RD), urban forest
structural-taxonomic attributes, and landscape metrics is vital for forest ecological service …