干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): A Review of the Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Semi-Arid Regions

Arid

DOI	10.3390/d11050081
	A Review of the Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Semi-Arid Regions
	Dean, W. Richard J.1,2; Seymour, Colleen L.1,3; Joseph, Grant S.1,4; Foord, Stefan H.5,6
通讯作者	Dean, W. Richard J.
来源期刊	DIVERSITY-BASEL
EISSN	1424-2818
出版年	2019
卷号	11 期号:5
英文摘要	Roads now penetrate even the most remote parts of much of the world, but the majority of research on the effects of roads on biota has been in less remote temperate environments. The impacts of roads in semi-arid and arid areas may differ from these results in a number of ways. Here, we review the research on the impacts of roads on biodiversity patterns and ecological and evolutionary processes in semi-arid regions. The most obvious effect of roads is mortality or injury through collision. A diversity of scavengers are killed whilst feeding on roadkill, a source of easily accessed food. Noise pollution from roads and traffic interferes with vocal communication by animals, and birds and frogs living along noisy roads compensate for traffic noise by increasing the amplitude or pitch of their calls. Artificial light along roads impacts certain species' ability to navigate, as well as attracting invertebrates. Animals are in turn attracted to invertebrates at streetlights, and vulnerable to becoming roadkill themselves. Genetics research across taxa confirms a loss of genetic diversity in small populations isolated by roads, but the long-term impact on the fitness of affected populations through a reduction in genetic diversity is not yet clear. Roads may rapidly cause genetic effects, raising conservation concerns about rare and threatened species. We assess mitigation measures and collate methods to identify the impact of roads on wildlife populations and their associated ecosystems, with a particular focus on recent advances.
英文关键词	semi-arid regions roadkill barriers genetic diversity
类型	Review
语种	英语
国家	South Africa
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000472650300015
WOS关键词	WINTER RAINFALL REGION ; VEHICLE COLLISIONS ; SOUTHERN AFRICA ; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION ; INSECT VISITORS ; PERMANENT PLOTS ; SONORAN DESERT ; SMALL MAMMALS ; MAJOR ROADS ; GENE FLOW
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/215058
作者单位	1.Univ Cape Town, Dept Biol Sci, DST NRF Ctr Excellence, Percy Fitzpatrick Inst African Ornithol, ZA-7701 Rondebosch, South Africa; 2.Wolwekraal Conservat & Res Org, ZA-6930 Prince Albert, South Africa; 3.Kirstenbosch Res Ctr, South African Natl Biodivers Inst, Private Bag X7, ZA-7735 Claremont, South Africa; 4.Univ Venda, Sch Math & Nat Sci, Dept Zool, SARChI Chair Biodivers Value & Change, Private Bag X5050, ZA-0950 Thohoyandou, South Africa; 5.Univ Venda, Sch Math & Nat Sci, Dept Zool, Private Bag X5050, ZA-0950 Thohoyandou, South Africa; 6.Univ Venda, Sch Math & Nat Sci, Ctr Invas Biol, Private Bag X5050, ZA-0950 Thohoyandou, South Africa
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dean, W. Richard J.,Seymour, Colleen L.,Joseph, Grant S.,et al. A Review of the Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Semi-Arid Regions[J],2019,11(5).
APA	Dean, W. Richard J.,Seymour, Colleen L.,Joseph, Grant S.,&Foord, Stefan H..(2019).A Review of the Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Semi-Arid Regions.DIVERSITY-BASEL,11(5).
MLA	Dean, W. Richard J.,et al."A Review of the Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Semi-Arid Regions".DIVERSITY-BASEL 11.5(2019).