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报告编号	PB2014104085
	Evaluation of Measures to Promote Desert Bighorn Sheep Highway Permeability: U.S. Route 93.
	Gagnon, J. W; Dodd, N. L; Sprague, S; Loberger, C; Nelson, R.
英文摘要	This study evaluated desert bighorn sheep.highway relationships from 2008 to 2010 along a 17 mile stretch of U.S. Route 93 (U.S. 93), in northwestern Arizona. Highway reconstruction between mileposts (MP) 2.3 and MP 17.0 was completed in October 2010. The research objectives were to: (1) Assess sheep movements, highway crossing patterns, distribution, and determine permeability. (2) Investigate spatial and temporal patterns of sheep highway crossings and relationships to traffic volume. (3) Investigate spatial and temporal sheep-vehicle collision patterns. (4) Assess the impact of highway reconstruction activities on sheep movements, habitat use, and permeability. (5) Establish baseline data for pre- and during-reconstruction movements, highway crossing and passage rates, and sheepvehicle collisions against which to conduct a sound post-reconstruction assessment. Researchers instrumented 38 desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) with GPS collars. Sheep crossed the highway 340 times. U.S. 93 constituted a significant barrier to sheep passage, as passage rates averaged just 0.07 crossings/approach. Passage rates varied by season, with summer rates higher than winter and spring rates given that sheep exhibited increased tolerance to traffic during summer when crossing U.S. 93 in pursuit of water. Sheep exhibited minimal response to consistently high traffic volume encountered during the daytime hours when they were predominantly active.
英文关键词	Bighorn sheep Wildlife management Highways Arizona Desert Sheep movements Highway crossing patterns Permeability Accident prevention Desert bighorn sheep Wildlife crossings Wildlife-vehicle collisions
出版年	2014
语种	英语
国家	United States
URL	http://r.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?DbCode=KJBG&dbname=KJBGW&filename=5a003cad31c97d1c38976f6e
来源机构	Federal Highway Administration
资源类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/273934
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gagnon, J. W,Dodd, N. L,Sprague, S,et al. Evaluation of Measures to Promote Desert Bighorn Sheep Highway Permeability: U.S. Route 93.,2014.