Road barrier effect
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road-barrier-effect-286-1444497
title:
Road barrier effect
text:
The barrier effect of roads and highways is a phenomenon usually associated with landscape ecology, referring to the barrier that linear infrastructure like roads
or railways place on the movement of animals. Largely viewed as a negative process, the barrier effect has also been found to have several positive effects, particularly with smaller species. To reduce a road or railway's barrier effect, wildlife crossings are regarded as one of the best mitigation options, ideally in combination with
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
The effect that roads and railways have on the movement of wildlife
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_barrier_effect
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date modified:
2024-03-31T21:30:29Z
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