Response of carnivores to existing highway culverts and underpasses: Implications for road planning and mitigation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1685-1699

  Grilo, Clara ^a   Bissonette, John A ^b   Santos Reis, Margarida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Conservation; Habitat connectivity; Non wildlife passages; Road design

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARNIVORE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION; DESIGN; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; WILD POPULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON; VULPES;

EID: 46249125893     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9374-8     Document Type: Article

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