Identifying landscape predictors of ocelot road mortality
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-020-01042-4
Abstract: Context For depleted wildlife populations, understanding and effectively mitigating the direct and indirect impacts of roads can be a key component of recovery efforts. The ocelot is a federally endangered wild felid at risk of… read more here.
Keywords: mortality risk; road; landscape; mortality ... See more keywords
Road mortality threatens endemic species in a national park in Sulawesi, Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01281
Abstract: Abstract The emerging economy of Indonesia has triggered rapid infrastructure development that threatens ecological communities, including within protected areas. The national parks of Indonesia are renowned for their high levels of biodiversity and endemism, yet… read more here.
Keywords: road; national park; indonesia; road mortality ... See more keywords
When protected areas are not enough: low-traffic roads projected to cause a decline in a northern viper population
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DOI: 10.3354/esr01017
Abstract: Animal mortality resulting from collisions with vehicles has emerged as a major human-caused threat to wildlife. While direct mortality of wildlife from vehicles has been well documented, fewer studies have focussed on the population-level effects… read more here.
Keywords: traffic; mortality; decline; population ... See more keywords