Traffic mortality and the role of minor roads

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 660-667

  van Langevelde, Frank ^a   van Dooremalen, Coby ^b   Jaarsma, Catharinus F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Mitigation; Road ecology; Traffic and road characteristics; Traffic calmed area

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ROADS AND STREETS;

ANIMAL MOVEMENT; HABITAT DESTRUCTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MITIGATION; NETHERLANDS; ROAD ECOLOGY; TRAFFIC AND ROAD CHARACTERISTIC; TRAFFIC FLOW; TRAFFIC-CALMED AREA; TRAFFIC-RELATED;

ANIMALS;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MITIGATION; MORTALITY; ROAD; ROADKILL; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MORTALITY; MUSTELIDAE; NETHERLANDS; NOISE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; TRAFFIC; WILDLIFE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 55249121451     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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