Mitigation Measures for Highway-caused Impacts to Birds

Informação adicional
USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. 2005

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Entidade Publicadora
USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep.

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- N/A

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Descrição/Abstract
Highways cause significant impacts to birds in four ways: direct mortality, indirect mortality, habitat fragmentation and disturbance. In this paper I discuss highway-related impacts, and suggest solutions from a highway management perspective. Non-flying birds (either behaviorally or structurally) such as gallinaceous birds and ducklings; waterbirds such as terns; owls; ground-nesters; scavengers; Neotropical overwater migrants; frugivorous birds; and birds attracted to salt are often killed from highway-related causes. Suggested solutions include highway crossing structures, diversion poles on bridges or medians, modified right-of-way mowing regimes, road kill removal, appropriate median vegetation, among others.

Idioma do Documento
- Inglês

Restrições
- Não aplicável

Tipo de Biodiversidade
- Geral

Tipo de Informação
- Artigo com revisão pelos pares e teses universitárias

Tema
- Ameaças à Biodiversidade

Áreas de Conservação Relevantes
- Nenhuma / Não aplicável

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