A comparison of data sets varying in spatial accuracy used to predict the occurrence of wildlife-vehicle collisions

Environmental Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-277

  Gunson, Kari E ^a   Clevenger, Anthony P ^b,c   Ford, Adam T ^b   Bissonette, John A ^d   Hardy, Amanda ^b  

^a Eco Kare International   (Canada)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Utah State University ^*  (Canada)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Banff National Park; Data collection; Mortality; Road ecology; Spatial accuracy; Ungulate; Variable selection; Wildlife vehicle collision

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEMS; ERRORS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HIGHWAY PLANNING; LOCATION; ROAD VEHICLES; ROADS AND STREETS;

DATA COLLECTION; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARKS; ROAD ECOLOGY; SPATIAL ACCURACY; UNGULATE; VARIABLE SELECTION; VEHICLE COLLISIONS;

DATA ACQUISITION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; GIS; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; ROADKILL; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; UNGULATE; WILD POPULATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WILDLIFE;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

UNGULATA;

EID: 68149134594     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9303-y     Document Type: Article

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