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Roads, Traffic and Verges : Big Problems and Big Opportunities for Small Mammals

Roads, Traffic and Verges : Big Problems and Big Opportunities for Small Mammals

Type of Publication: Contribution to a collection
Publication status: Published
Author: Ascensão, Fernando; LaPoint, Scott; van der Ree, Rodney
Year of publication: 2015
Published in: Handbook of road ecology / van der Ree, Rodney et al. (ed.). - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2015. - pp. 325-333. - ISBN 978-1-118-56816-3
DOI (citable link): https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118568170.ch39
Summary:
We consider small mammals as shrews and moles, small marsupials, hedgehogs, mice and rats, and other rodents, rabbits, and hares commonly designated as ‘prey species’ (ie, those weighing <5 kg). For these species, roads typically have negative, often detrimental impacts, but in a few circumstances roads may be beneficial, making road mitigation strategies for this group slightly more complex than for other taxa. For example, roads and traffic typically act as barriers to the movement of individuals, while road verges may provide suitable habitat within otherwise degraded areas. This chapter illustrates the complex relationship between roads and small mammals and suggests possible road management and mitigation solutions.
Subject (DDC): 570 Biosciences, Biology

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ASCENSÃO, Fernando, Scott LAPOINT, Rodney VAN DER REE, 2015. Roads, Traffic and Verges : Big Problems and Big Opportunities for Small Mammals. In: VAN DER REE, Rodney, ed. and others. Handbook of road ecology. Hoboken, NJ:Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 325-333. ISBN 978-1-118-56816-3. Available under: doi: 10.1002/9781118568170.ch39

@incollection{Ascensao2015Roads-40334, title={Roads, Traffic and Verges : Big Problems and Big Opportunities for Small Mammals}, year={2015}, doi={10.1002/9781118568170.ch39}, isbn={978-1-118-56816-3}, address={Hoboken, NJ}, publisher={Wiley-Blackwell}, booktitle={Handbook of road ecology}, pages={325--333}, editor={van der Ree, Rodney}, author={Ascensão, Fernando and LaPoint, Scott and van der Ree, Rodney} }

2017-10-13T12:32:44Z We consider small mammals as shrews and moles, small marsupials, hedgehogs, mice and rats, and other rodents, rabbits, and hares commonly designated as ‘prey species’ (ie, those weighing <5 kg). For these species, roads typically have negative, often detrimental impacts, but in a few circumstances roads may be beneficial, making road mitigation strategies for this group slightly more complex than for other taxa. For example, roads and traffic typically act as barriers to the movement of individuals, while road verges may provide suitable habitat within otherwise degraded areas. This chapter illustrates the complex relationship between roads and small mammals and suggests possible road management and mitigation solutions. 2015 Ascensão, Fernando eng 2017-10-13T12:32:44Z van der Ree, Rodney van der Ree, Rodney LaPoint, Scott Ascensão, Fernando LaPoint, Scott Roads, Traffic and Verges : Big Problems and Big Opportunities for Small Mammals

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