Search Results - "Bager, Alex"
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Carcass Persistence and Detectability: Reducing the Uncertainty Surrounding Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Surveys
Published in PloS one (02-11-2016)“…Carcass persistence time and detectability are two main sources of uncertainty on roadkill surveys. In this study, we evaluate the influence of these…”
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Assessing the consistency of hotspot and hot-moment patterns of wildlife road mortality over time
Published in Perspectives in ecology and conservation (01-01-2017)“…•Spatial and temporal aggregation patterns of roadkills are recurrently used to mitigate road impacts.•The aim of this study is to assess if…”
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Molecular assessment of the phylogeny and biogeography of a recently diversified endemic group of South American canids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae)
Published in Genetics and molecular biology (01-07-2016)“…To investigate the evolution and biogeography of an endemic group of South American foxes, we examined mitochondrial DNA control region sequences for 118…”
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Estimation of Core Terrestrial Habitats for Freshwater Turtles in Southern Brazil Based on Nesting Areas
Published in Journal of herpetology (01-12-2010)“…Nesting sites of three species of turtles, Trachemys dorbignyi, Phrynops hilarii, and Hydromedusa tectifera, were analyzed from 1997 to 2002 at the Taim…”
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Road ecology and Neotropical amphibians: contributions for future studies
Published in Acta herpetologica (01-01-2013)“…Many species of amphibians have suffered serious population declines. Several factors contribute separately or jointly to these declines. However, the…”
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Diagnóstico do atropelamento de mamíferos silvestres em estradas na bacia do alto Paraguai
Published in Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais (31-01-2022)“…O atropelamento de fauna silvestre em estradas é responsável pela perda direta de milhões de indivíduos anualmente no Brasil, sendo importante acessar,…”
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Simulating the consequences of roads for wildlife population dynamics
Published in Landscape and urban planning (01-01-2020)“…•Even low roadkill rates significantly impact range-wide population sizes.•Roads imparting no mortality still lower population size by limiting dispersal.•The…”
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Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) conservation in Brazil: Analysing the relative effects of fragmentation and mortality due to roads
Published in Biological conservation (01-12-2018)“…Road networks can have serious ecological consequences for many species, mainly through habitat fragmentation and mortality due to collisions with vehicles…”
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Biometria, razão sexual e dimorfismo sexual de Trachemys dorbigni (Duméril Bibron 1835) (Testudines, Emydidae) em um açude no município de São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Published in Biotemas (30-08-2012)“…Com o intuito de se estudar a estrutura de uma população de Trachemys dorbigni, foram realizadas coletas durante o período de março de 2009 a fevereiro de…”
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Mixed sampling protocols improve the cost-effectiveness of roadkill surveys
Published in Biodiversity and conservation (01-11-2015)“…Road mortality due to animal vehicle collisions has serious negative effects on population viability, demanding urgent implementation of mitigation measures…”
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The effect of roads on edge permeability and movement patterns for small mammals: a case study with Montane Akodont
Published in Landscape ecology (01-04-2017)“…Context Increased edge density is among the main negative effects of habitat loss and fragmentation. Roads are linear infrastructures that may promote barrier…”
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Seasonality and habitat types affect roadkill of neotropical birds
Published in Journal of environmental management (30-04-2012)“…Roadkills are amongst the most significant biodiversity impacts, although little is known about the factors which influence the roadkill of neotropical birds…”
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Estrutura populacional de capivaras na Estação Ecológica do Taim, Brasil, RS
Published in Ciência rural (2009)“…Uma população de capivaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) foi monitorada na região limítrofe entre a Estação Ecológica do Taim e áreas de cultivo de arroz no…”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a wildlife roadkill mitigation system in wetland habitat
Published in Ecological engineering (01-04-2013)“…► We evaluated a wildlife protection system designed to reduce roadkills. ► We compared species and roadkill rates before and after the installation of the…”
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NESTING ECOLOGY OF A POPULATION OF TRACHEMYS DORBIGNYI (EMYDIDAE) IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL
Published in Herpetologica (01-03-2007)“…Transformation of habitats for agriculture is one of the main causes of reduction in diversity worldwide. We observed reproductively-active female turtles of…”
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Edge effects on small mammals: Differences between arboreal and ground‐dwelling species living near roads in Brazilian fragmented landscapes
Published in Austral ecology (01-02-2018)“…Habitat fragmentation often induces edge effects that can increase, decrease or have minimal effect upon the population density of a species, depending upon…”
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Potential Movement Corridors and High Road-Kill Likelihood do not Spatially Coincide for Felids in Brazil: Implications for Road Mitigation
Published in Environmental management (New York) (01-02-2021)“…The negative effects of roads on wildlife populations are a growing concern. Movement corridors and road-kill data are typically used to prioritize road…”
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Camera trap surveys of A tlantic F orest mammals: A data set for analyses considering imperfect detection (2004–2020)
Published in Ecology (Durham) (01-05-2024)“…Abstract Camera traps became the main observational method of a myriad of species over large areas. Data sets from camera traps can be used to describe the…”
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Influence of Sampling Effort on the Estimated Richness of Road-Killed Vertebrate Wildlife
Published in Environmental management (New York) (01-05-2011)“…Road-killed mammals, birds, and reptiles were collected weekly from highways in southern Brazil in 2002 and 2005. The objective was to assess variation in…”
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Macroinvertebrados bentônicos como indicadores de qualidade de água na Barragem Santa Bárbara, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
Published in Ciência rural (01-04-2006)“…O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar o impacto de dois afluentes da barragem Santa Bárbara sobre o ambiente da mesma, utilizando a ocorrência de invertebrados…”
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