Effects of road density and pattern on the conservation of species and biodiversity

VJ Bennett - Current Landscape Ecology Reports, 2017 - Springer
The development and presence of roads can reduce landscape permeability, lead to habitat
loss, and increase habitat fragmentation. It is these fundamental changes in landscape …

[HTML][HTML] Traffic noise playback reduces the activity and feeding behaviour of free-living bats

D Finch, H Schofield, F Mathews - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing levels of road noise are creating new anthropogenic soundscapes that may affect
wildlife globally. Bats, which form about a third of all mammal species, are sensitive …

[HTML][HTML] 全国鸟类多样性观测网络(China BON-Birds) 建设进展

徐海根, 崔鹏, 朱筱佳, 雍凡, 伊剑锋, 张文文, 李佳琦… - 2018 - xml-data.org
鸟类分布于多种生境, 对环境变化敏感, 是开展生物多样性观测的重要指示生物类群. 为实施《
中国生物多样性保护战略与行动计划(2011-2030 年)》 和履行《 生物多样性公约》, 自2011 年起 …

Changing land use and its impact on the habitat suitability for wintering Anseriformes in China's Poyang Lake region

X Tang, H Li, X Xu, G Yang, G Liu, X Li… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
As an internationally important wetland for migratory waterbirds, China's Poyang Lake
region has experienced substantial changes in land use during the past two decades owing …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigation and management plans should consider all anthropogenic disturbances to fauna

SL Cross, AT Cross, S Tomlinson… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The direct impacts of anthropogenic habitat loss on fauna have attracted considerable
global research focus. However, it is not only these overt impacts of human activities that are …

The effect of microhabitat features, anthropogenic pressure and spatial structure on bird diversity in southern Tunisian agroecosystems

F Hamza, S Hanane - Annals of Applied Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In southern Tunisia, oases and olive orchards are the two main agroecosystems, hence the
importance of investigating their value for native fauna. Using generalised linear mixed …

Variation in abundances of common bird species associated with roads

SC Cooke, A Balmford, A Johnston… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global road network, currently over 45 million lane‐km in length, is expected to reach 70
million lane‐km by 2050, while the number of vehicles utilizing it is expected to double …

Wildlife-vehicle collisions in Lanzarote biosphere reserve, Canary Islands

G Tejera, B Rodríguez, C Armas, A Rodríguez - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Insular wildlife is more prone to extinction than their mainland relatives. Thus, a basic
understanding of non-natural mortality sources is the first step in the development of …

Effects of highways on bird distribution and soundscape diversity around Aldo Leopold's shack in Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA

MG Khanaposhtani, A Gasc, D Francomano… - Landscape and Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In the 1940s, Aldo Leopold took extensive notes on birds and their sounds near his
iconic shack in Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA. His observations, along with his land …

Do birds avoid railroads as has been found for roads?

J Wiącek, M Polak, M Filipiuk, M Kucharczyk… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
The construction of railway lines usually has a negative effect on the natural environment:
habitats are destroyed, collisions with trains cause deaths, and the noise and vibrations …