Renewable energy and biodiversity: Implications for transitioning to a Green Economy

A Gasparatos, CNH Doll, M Esteban, A Ahmed… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

The value of monitoring wildlife roadkill

ALW Schwartz, FM Shilling, SE Perkins - European journal of wildlife …, 2020 - Springer
The number of wildlife-vehicle collisions has an obvious value in estimating the direct effects
of roads on wildlife, ie mortality due to vehicle collisions. Given the nature of the data …

Conservation threats from roadkill in the global road network

C Grilo, L Borda‐de‐Água, P Beja… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The road network is increasing globally but the consequences of roadkill on the viability
of wildlife populations are largely unknown. We provide a framework that allows us to …

Spatial and temporal structure of a mesocarnivore guild in midwestern North America

DB Lesmeister, CK Nielsen, EM Schauber… - Wildlife …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Carnivore guilds play a vital role in ecological communities by cascading trophic effects,
energy and nutrient transfer, and stabilizing or destabilizing food webs. Consequently, the …

How long do the dead survive on the road? Carcass persistence probability and implications for road-kill monitoring surveys

SM Santos, F Carvalho, A Mira - PLos one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Road mortality is probably the best-known and visible impact of roads upon
wildlife. Although several factors influence road-kill counts, carcass persistence time is …

Spatial wildlife-vehicle collision models: A review of current work and its application to transportation mitigation projects

KE Gunson, G Mountrakis, LJ Quackenbush - Journal of environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
In addition to posing a serious risk to motorist safety, vehicle collisions with wildlife are a
significant threat for many species. Previous spatial modeling has concluded that wildlife …

[HTML][HTML] Wildlife-vehicle collisions-Influencing factors, data collection and research methods

R Pagany - Biological conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) are caused by the close interaction of human and wildlife
habitats worldwide. The large number of globally distributed accidents and the variety of …

Vertebrate road-kill patterns in Mediterranean habitats: who, when and where

M D'Amico, J Román, L De los Reyes, E Revilla - Biological Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
Road-kill is the most recognized impact of traffic and an important threat for biodiversity.
Nevertheless, most research on this topic deals with particular species or with road features …

Molecular road ecology: exploring the potential of genetics for investigating transportation impacts on wildlife

N Balkenhol, LP Waits - Molecular ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Transportation infrastructures such as roads, railroads and canals can have major
environmental impacts. Ecological road effects include the destruction and fragmentation of …

Combining resource selection and movement behavior to predict corridors for Canada lynx at their southern range periphery

JR Squires, NJ DeCesare, LE Olson, JA Kolbe… - Biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Maintaining connectivity with source populations is especially important for populations of
boreal species at the southern edge of their distributions, where anthropogenic disturbance …