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Impacts of highway crossings on density of brook charr in streams.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Pépino, M. & Rodríguez, M. A. & Magnan, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat degradation and fragmentation are growing concerns in ecology, yet distinguishing between the effects of these processes can be a challenging ...

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Roads pose a significant barrier to bee movement, mediated by road size, traffic and bee identity.

Published online: 12 Jun 2021

Authors: Fitch, G. & Vaidya, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Roads are a major driver of environmental stress, yet we know surprisingly little about how roads impact the movement of insect pollinators, and conse...

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Traffic patterns, more than adjacent land use, influence element content of roadside forbs for insect pollinators.

Published online: 16 Jan 2023

Authors: Shephard, A. M. & Agnew, L. & Herdtle, A. & Mitchell, T. S. & Borer, E. T. & Snell-Rood, E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Roadsides are targeted for restoration of pollinator-friendly plants. Yet, roads are sources of macronutrient, micronutrient and heavy metal pollution...

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Assessing habitat quality for conservation using an integrated occurrence-mortality model.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Falcucci, A. & Ciucci, P. & Maiorano, L. & Gentile, L. & Boitani, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat suitability models are usually produced using species presence or habitat selection, without taking into account the demographic performance o...

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Predicting locations of moose-vehicle collisions in Sweden.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Seiler, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animal-vehicle collisions are a serious problem for road planners and biologists concerned with traffic safety, species conservation and animal welfar...

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Ecosystem service provision by road verges.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Phillips, B. B. & Bullock, J. M. & Osborne, J. L. & Gaston, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Roads form a vast, rapidly growing global network that has diverse, detrimental ecological impacts. However, the habitats that border roads ('road ver...

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Local and landscape characteristics shape amphibian communities across production landscapes in the Western Ghats.

Published online: 23 Dec 2021

Authors: Vishnupriya Sankararaman & Shashank Dalvi & Miller, D. A. W. & Karanth, K. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Global tropical forests have been modified and fragmented by commodity agroforests, leading to significant alterations in ecological communities. Neve...

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How persistent are the impacts of logging roads on Central African forest vegetation?

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Kleinschroth, F. & Healey, J. R. & Sist, P. & Mortier, F. & Gourlet-Fleury, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Logging roads can trigger tropical forest degradation by reducing the integrity of the ecosystem and providing access for encroachment. Therefore, roa...

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Roads and forest edges facilitate yellow fever virus dispersion.

Published online: 12 Mar 2022

Authors: Prist, P. R. & Tambos, L. R. & Mucci, L. F. & Pinter, A. & Souza, R. P. de & Muylaert, R. de L. & Rhodes, J. R. & Comin, C. H. & Costa, L. da F. & D'Agostini, T. L. & Deus, J. T. de & Pavão, M. & Port-Carvalho, M. & Saad, L. del C. & Sallum, M. A. M. & Spinola, R. M. F. & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape connectivity is important for a wide range of ecological processes, including to disease spread, once it describes the degree to which lands...

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Monitoring sediment production from forest road approaches to stream crossings in the Virginia Piedmont.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Brown, K. R. & Aust, W. M. & McGuire, K. J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Reopening of abandoned legacy roads is common in forest operations and represents a reduced cost in comparison to new road construction. However, lega...

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