Spatial road disturbance index (SPROADI) for conservation planning: A novel landscape index, demonstrated for the State of Brandenburg, Germany

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1353-1369

  Freudenberger, Lisa ^a,b   Hobson, Peter R ^a,c,f   Rupic, Slaven ^a,b   Pe'er, Guy ^d   Schluck, Martin ^a,b   Sauermann, Julia ^a,b   Kreft, Stefan ^a,b,f   Selva, Nuria ^e,f   Ibisch, Pierre L ^a,b,f  

^a Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management   (Germany)

^b Fachhochschule Eberswalde   (Germany)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

^f Policy Committee of the Society for Conservation Biology European Section   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffer effect; Landscape fragmentation; Landscape indices; Road ecology; Road impact; Roadless areas; Traffic disturbance; Traffic volume

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BUFFER ZONE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INDEX METHOD; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NATIONAL PARK; PERIURBAN AREA; POPULATION DECLINE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN AREA;

BRANDENBURG [GERMANY]; GERMANY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84880753059     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-013-9887-8     Document Type: Article

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