Predicting deer-vehicle collisions in an urban area

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2486-2493

  Found, Rob ^a   Boyce, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Canada; Collisions; Deer; Habitat; Landscape; Mitigation; Roads; Ungulates; Urban; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADSIDES; VEGETATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; COLLISION; DEER; HABITAT; LANDSCAPE; MITIGATION; ROAD; UNGULATE; URBAN;

VEHICLES;

COLLISION; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PREDICTION; ROADKILL; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; URBAN AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; DEER; LANDSCAPE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; WILDLIFE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; EDMONTON;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 79960847511     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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