Road effects on abundance and fitness of Galápagos lava lizards (Microlophus albemarlensis)

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 270-278

  Tanner, Dawn ^a   Perry, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gal pagos; Island natural resource management; Lava lizards; Microlophus albemarlensis; Road ecology; Wildlife road mortality

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; OVERPASSES; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

GALÁPAGO; ISLAND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LAVA LIZARD; MICROLOPHUS ALBEMARLENSIS; NATURAL HABITAT; ROAD ECOLOGY; ROAD NETWORK; TRAFFIC FATALITIES; VEHICLES COLLISION; WILDLIFE ROAD MORTALITY;

BIRDS;

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FITNESS; HABITAT RESTORATION; LIZARD; REMEDIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATALITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES HABITAT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VEGETATION; VELOCITY; WILDLIFE;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SANTA CRUZ [GALAPAGOS ISLANDS]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MICROLOPHUS ALBEMARLENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34547944965     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.08.022     Document Type: Article

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