Current Knowledge on Wildlife Mortality in Railways

Santos, Sara; Carvalho, Filipe

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57496-7_2

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“…Although it is usually assumed that anthropogenic barriers such as railways have an adverse effect on animal populations (Santos et al 2017), it turns out that some species can benefit from them (Li et al 2010;Morelli et al 2014). For example, several species of birds use railways as attractive foraging areas, sources of gastroliths, or sand-bathing locations where they can clean their feathers (Morelli et al 2014;Lucas et al 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Winter habitat selection of Corvids in an urban ecosystem

2020

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Urban areas attract birds during the winter when cities provide a predictable source of food and relatively stable weather conditions. However, many other factors determine the occurrence of birds in cities. This study analysed the relationship between corvids wintering in the city of Poznań, in western Poland and habitat features. Each of 32 research site was investigated three times. The most abundant species was the rook (mean = 17.4 individuals/site); the most frequent was the Eurasian magpie (88% of all sites). To determine variables that influence the abundance of birds, a set of generalised linear models was created, with model averaging being selected for each species. The abundance of hooded crows was positively influenced by surface of parks, water and by the length of tram tracks. The number of rooks was positively linked with the number of walnut trees, garbage cans and the surface of the water and negatively linked with the length of watercourses. Jackdaw was affected positively by the number of garbage cans, the surface of the water and negatively by the cover of trees. The number of magpies was associated with the number of walnut trees, garbage cans and negatively influenced by the surface of trees. None of the investigated habitat variables significantly affected the abundance of European jay. We also found a positive correlation between the abundances of hooded crow, rook, jackdaw and magpie. The results indicate that corvids wintering in urban ecosystems exhibit selectivity toward specific habitat features and that preferences differ among the studied species.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Winter habitat selection of Corvids in an urban ecosystem

2020

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“…Sieler and olsson (2017) reported that the per-kilometer impact of railways on wildlife in Sweden exceeds that of highways, with significant associated economic impact. Santos et al (2017) reported that the Sociedad Conservación Vertebrados had found that 36.5 vertebrates/km/year are killed on Spanish railways. Like highways, all wildlife taxa are subject to mortality from trains (Santos et al 2017, Wildlife Institute of India 2016).…”

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“…Much of the knowledge related to railway impacts on wildlife from collisions has been focused on ungulates (e.g., moose) and bears in northern climes (Waller and Serhveen 2005, Seiler and Helldin 2006, van der Grift 1999, Santos et al 2017, Seiler and olsson 2017. dorsey et al (2015,2017) found that railway collisions with wildlife were tied to several factors including animal abundance, train > Hit-and-run victim.…”

Section: Wildlife-vehicle Collisionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Infrastructure Design for Transport Projects:

2020

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The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ADB in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term "country" in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

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“…The types of linear structures differ in terms of risks posed to wildlife populations as well as in the understanding of how to mitigate these effects. Research from the fields of road ecology and railway ecology points to two factors that account for most of the negative effects of linear structures on wildlife [5][6][7][8][9][10]. The first factor is direct mortality, which is caused by, for example, wildlife-vehicle collision (wvc) and wildlife-train collision (wtc) [11][12][13].…”

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Spatial Response to Linear Infrastructures by the Endangered Golden Lion Tamarin

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Linear infrastructures are a primary driver of economic development. However, they also can negatively affect wildlife by mortality and the barrier effect. In this paper, we address how paved and unpaved roads, high-tension power lines, and gas/oil pipelines affect home range size, core areas, and movement in an endangered primate, the golden lion tamarin (GLT). Location data were recorded using radio telemetry on 16 groups in two protected areas and in privately owned forest fragments. The GLT’s home range, not core area, increased in size for the groups that occupied locations far from linear infrastructures; home range was also significantly influenced by available forest size. None of the home ranges contained a road, but home ranges did contain power lines. GLTs used the surrounding landscape near all types of infrastructure. Movement analysis showed that most of the step lengths (distances between subsequent locations) were less than 100 m between two consecutive locations, but step length was longer for roads and longer for groups in fully forested habitats. Tamarins avoided paved roads when in close proximity to this type of infrastructure; this behavior increased in areas without adequate adjacent forest habitat. Our results show that linear infrastructures differ in their level of impact: roads can act as a barrier, whereas other types of infrastructure have minimal effect on movement and home range. We discuss these differences in impact in terms of structure, maintenance schedules, and edge effects of infrastructure.

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Current Knowledge on Wildlife Mortality in Railways

Cited by 32 publications

References 19 publications

Winter habitat selection of Corvids in an urban ecosystem

Winter habitat selection of Corvids in an urban ecosystem

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Spatial Response to Linear Infrastructures by the Endangered Golden Lion Tamarin

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