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How Effective Is Road Mitigation at Reducing Road-Kill? A Meta-Analysis by Rytwinski, Trina, Soanes, Kylie, Jaeger, Jochen A G, Fahrig, Lenore, Findlay, C Scott, Houlahan, Jeff, van der Ree, Rodney, van der Grift, Edgar A

“…Road traffic kills hundreds of millions of animals every year, posing a critical threat to the populations of many species. To address this problem there are…”
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Ecological connectivity research in urban areas by LaPoint, Scott, Balkenhol, Niko, Hale, James, Sadler, Jonathan, van der Ree, Rodney

“…Summary The successful movement of individuals is fundamental to life. Facilitating these movements by promoting ecological connectivity has become a central…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of road mitigation measures by van der Grift, Edgar A., van der Ree, Rodney, Fahrig, Lenore, Findlay, Scott, Houlahan, Jeff, Jaeger, Jochen A. G., Klar, Nina, Madriñan, L. Francisco, Olson, Leif

“…The last 20 years have seen a dramatic increase in efforts to mitigate the negative effects of roads and traffic on wildlife, including fencing to prevent…”
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Evaluating the success of wildlife crossing structures using genetic approaches and an experimental design: Lessons from a gliding mammal by Soanes, Kylie, Taylor, Andrea C., Sunnucks, Paul, Vesk, Peter A., Cesarini, Silvana, van der Ree, Rodney

“…1. Millions of dollars are spent on wildlife crossing structures intended to reduce the barrier effects of roads on wildlife. However, we know little about the…”
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Do wildlife crossing structures mitigate the barrier effect of roads on animal movement? A global assessment by Soanes, Kylie, Rytwinski, Trina, Fahrig, Lenore, Huijser, Marcel P., Jaeger, Jochen A. G., Teixeira, Fernanda Z., Ree, Rodney, Grift, Edgar A.

“…The widespread impacts of roads on animal movement have led to the search for innovative mitigation tools. Wildlife crossing structures (tunnels or bridges)…”
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Functional responses of insectivorous bats to increasing housing density support ‘land‐sparing’ rather than ‘land‐sharing’ urban growth strategies by Caryl, Fiona M, Lumsden, Linda F, Ree, Rodney, Wintle, Brendan A, Minderman, Jeroen

“…Debates about ‘land‐sparing’ and ‘land‐sharing’ strategies for conserving biodiversity in cities provide an overly simplistic characterization of alternate…”
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Mitigating the effect of linear infrastructure on arboreal mammals in dense forest: A canopy bridge trial by Mitchell, Briony, Harrison, Lee, Ainley, Joanne, Ree, Rodney, Soanes, Kylie

“…Summary Roads and other linear infrastructure create treeless gaps that can limit the movement of non‐flying, arboreal animals. These negative effects are…”
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A simple framework for a complex problem? Predicting wildlife–vehicle collisions by Visintin, Casey, Ree, Rodney, McCarthy, Michael A.

“…Summary Collisions of vehicles with wildlife kill and injure animals and are also a risk to vehicle occupants, but preventing these collisions is challenging…”
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Urban bat communities are affected by wetland size, quality, and pollution levels by Straka, Tanja Maria, Lentini, Pia Eloise, Lumsden, Linda Faye, Wintle, Brendan Anthony, Ree, Rodney

“…Wetlands support unique biota and provide important ecosystem services. These services are highly threatened due to the rate of loss and relative rarity of…”
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Tree removals as socioecological experiments in cities by Threlfall, Caragh G, Ordóñez‐Barona, Camilo, Livesley, Stephen J, Baumann, Jess, Callow, David, Davern, Melanie, English, Alex, Fuller, Richard A, Hertzog, Kelly, Hochuli, Dieter F, Ree, Rodney, Kendal, Dave

“…As keystone structures in urban ecosystems, trees are critical to addressing many of the current livability, health, and environmental challenges facing…”
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Movement re-established but not restored: Inferring the effectiveness of road-crossing mitigation for a gliding mammal by monitoring use by Soanes, Kylie, Lobo, Melissa Carmody, Vesk, Peter A., McCarthy, Michael A., Moore, Joslin L., van der Ree, Rodney

“…► Crossing structures increased freeway crossings by squirrel gliders. ► The wide variety of individuals crossing suggest functional connectivity may occur. ►…”
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Permeability of the urban matrix to arboreal gliding mammals: Sugar gliders in Melbourne, Australia by Caryl, Fiona M., Thomson, Katrina, van der Ree, Rodney

“…Habitat corridors that facilitate functional connectivity are a fundamental component of wildlife conservation in fragmented landscapes. However, the landscape…”
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Little evidence of a road‐effect zone for nocturnal, flying insects by Bhardwaj, Manisha, Soanes, Kylie, Lahoz‐Monfort, José J., Lumsden, Linda F., Ree, Rodney

“…Roads and traffic may be contributing to global declines of insect populations. The ecological effects of roads often extend far into the surrounding habitat,…”
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Quantifying the importance of urban trees to people and nature through tree removal experiments by Ordóñez, Camilo, Threlfall, Caragh G., Kendal, Dave, Baumann, Jess, Sonkkila, Cherese, Hochuli, Dieter F., Ree, Rodney, Fuller, Richard A., Davern, Melanie, Herzog, Kelly, English, Alex, Livesley, Stephen J.

“…Experimentally manipulating urban tree abundance and structure can help explore the complex and reciprocal interactions among people, biodiversity and the…”
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Inferring persistence of indigenous mammals in response to urbanisation by van der Ree, Rodney, McCarthy, Michael A.

“…The number and extent of human settlements around the world are increasing as the human population grows and people move from rural to urban areas. The decline…”
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Decision-making of municipal urban forest managers through the lens of governance by Ordóñez, Camilo, Threlfall, Caragh G., Livesley, Stephen J., Kendal, Dave, Fuller, Richard A., Davern, Melanie, van der Ree, Rodney, Hochuli, Dieter F.

“…•An understanding of urban forest governance from the perspective of municipal managers is limited.•Interview data was collected from urban forest managers in…”
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Effects of Roads and Traffic on Wildlife Populations and Landscape Function: Road Ecology is Moving toward Larger Scales by van der Ree, Rodney, Jaeger, Jochen A. G., van der Grift, Edgar A., Clevenger, Anthony P.

“…Road ecology has developed into a significant branch of ecology with steady growth in the number of refereed journal articles, books, conferences, symposia,…”
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Threatened populations of the Australian squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) show evidence of evolutionary distinctiveness on a Late Pleistocene timescale by Pavlova, Alexandra, Walker, Faith M, van der Ree, Rodney, Cesarini, Silvana, Taylor, Andrea C

“…The squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis occurs across a broad Australian latitudinal range that includes gaps in distribution and potential biogeographic…”
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Using weather radar to monitor the number, timing and directions of flying-foxes emerging from their roosts by Meade, Jessica, van der Ree, Rodney, Stepanian, Phillip M., Westcott, David A., Welbergen, Justin A.

“…Knowledge of species’ population trends is crucial when planning for conservation and management; however, this information can be difficult to obtain for…”
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Insectivorous bats are less active near freeways by Bhardwaj, Manisha, Soanes, Kylie, Lahoz-Monfort, José J, Lumsden, Linda F, van der Ree, Rodney

“…Traffic disturbances (i.e. pollution, light, noise, and vibrations) often extend into the area surrounding a road creating a 'road-effect zone'. Habitat within…”
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