Effects of roads on landscape structure within nested ecological units of the Northern Great Lakes Region, USA

Saunders, Sari C.; Mislivets, Mo R.; Chen, Jiquan; Cleland, David T.

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(01)00130-6

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“…We try to discuss the essential differences between roads and rural buildings by exploring their construction processes and social functions. Roads are designed to connect local resources and people with markets and population centers (Forman and Alexander 1998), so natural factors significantly induce or constrain construction of roads (Saunders et al 2002;Hawbaker et al 2006). In addition to percent of farmland, CV of elevation was also significantly related to roads (Tables 3, 4, and 5), which reflected that topographic relief is another important natural factor determining roads in Dongzhi Yuan.…”

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“…Roads and buildings have been recognized as primary causes of anthropogenic landscape changes (Forman 1998;Forman and Alexander 1998;Hammer et al 2004;Hawbaker and Radeloff 2004;Hawbaker et al 2005Hawbaker et al , 2006GonzalezAbraham et al 2007a), which have strongly altered the land surface at various scales (Miller et al 1996;Penteriani et al 2001;Saunders et al 2002;Schnaiberg et al 2002;Miller et al 2003). They cause destruction of natural vegetation, soil erosion, invasion of exotic species, fragmentation of wildlife habitats, etc.…”

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The changes of densities and patterns of roads and rural buildings: a case study on Dongzhi Yuan of the Loess Plateau, China

Wang

2009

Environ Monit Assess

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Roads and buildings are considered as primary causes of rural landscape changes. In this study, linear regression models were used to analyze the dynamic influences of environmental factors and variables on roads and rural buildings from 1979 to 2005 in Dongzhi Yuan (tableland) of the Loess Plateau, China. The relationship between roads and rural buildings and their effects on Dongzhi Yuan are discussed also. The results showed that three environmental factors (topography, land cover, and development level) explained roads better than rural buildings referring densities and patterns. The environmental variables significantly related to roads have decreased, whereas those related to rural buildings

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The changes of densities and patterns of roads and rural buildings: a case study on Dongzhi Yuan of the Loess Plateau, China

Wang

2009

Environ Monit Assess

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“…The proposed investment may make animal migration difficult or even impossible and cause deaths as a consequence of car accidents. It is also indirectly connected with fragmentation of ecosystems and degradation of habitats, as well as deterioration of conditions as a result of emission of pollution and noise (Bohatkiewicz, 2008;Forman & Alexander, 1998;Forman & Deblinger, 2000;Garriga et al, 2012;Kiczyńska & Weigle, 2003;Saunders et al, 2002). One of the simplest ways to allow migration of animals is construction of animal crossings (Jędrzejewski et al, 2006).…”

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“…Roads influence the landscape mainly through changes of existing elements in particular zones near the road area and through the creation of a new pattern of landscape (Liu et al, 2008), which is characterized by a decreased number of patches and their higher isolation, together with increased length of their edges. Usually, the common shape of a certain patch is more complex (McGarigal, Romme, Crist, & Roworth, 2001), although it can also be simpler (Saunders, Mislivets, Chen, & Cleland, 2002). As a consequence, decreased stability and resistance to landscape changes can be observed (Richling & Solon, 2011), and in turn losses of valuable habitats, decrease of biodiversity and creation of ecological barriers can be noted (Hawbaker & Radeloff, 2004;Rico, Kindlmann, & Sedlácek, 2007;Sanderson et al, 2002).…”

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“…The most common methods used for EIA are the index method, matrix method and net method (Bohatkiewicz, 2008;Jay, Jones, Slinn, & Wood, 2007;Starzewska-Sikorska, 1994). In the case of road investment a popular approach is the "road-effect zone" method (Forman & Deblinger, 2000;Freudenberger et al, 2013;Liu et al, 2008;Su et al, 2014;Wu, Lin, Chiang, & Huang, 2014), as well as the use of landscape metrics together with statistical analysis (Cai, Wu, & Cheng, 2013;Liu et al, 2008;McGarigal & Marks, 1995;Roo-Zielińska, Solon, & Degórski, 2007;Saunders et al, 2002;Su et al, 2014;Wu et al, 2014).…”

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Effect of Linear Investment on Nature and Landscape – A Case Study

Lisiak

Borowiak

Kanclerz

et al. 2018

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

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Abstract. The effect of road location on natural and landscape elements is presented in this paper. Special care was focused on nature conservation areas located along three proposed road variants. Landscape metrics as a supplemental tool for selection of the most environmentally friendly road variant were here examined. The matrix method was used to analyse the potential negative effect of the road on the nature and landscape. Landscape metrics were found to be a very useful supplemental tool to evaluate the potential negative effect of the planned road on the environment. Moreover, based on our study we can also clearly relate this element to the effect on nature conservation elements. One of the most important features is the possibility to calculate certain metrics based on existing land use information without the need for field analyses, as well as obtaining specific values, which may be more objective than visual landscape assessment.

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Mammal road‐type associations in Kruger National Park, South Africa: Common mammals do not avoid tar roads more than dirt roads

Malherbe

McIntyre

Hattingh

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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The majority of Africa's parks and conservation areas have a vast road network, facilitating motorized vehicle game viewing. These roads have an influence that is both road type‐ and species‐specific, on the surrounding ecosystem. Due to their higher traffic volumes, we hypothesized that tar roads and their immediate surrounds within the Kruger National Park, South Africa, are avoided to a greater extent by medium‐to‐large mammals than comparable dirt roads in the park. We systematically recorded the presence of medium‐to‐large mammal species from our vehicle, recording data at 401 tar and 369 dirt road stops in the Kruger National Park. In addition to species presence, we also estimated the proximity of animals to the road, as well as herd sizes. Our results indicate an equal likelihood of viewing the commonly recorded medium‐to‐large mammal species from both road types. The likelihood of observing larger herd sizes was also similar between tar and dirt roads for the three most commonly observed species, African elephant (Loxodonta africana), impala (Aepyceros melampus), and plains zebra (Equus quagga), and the likelihood of viewing impala and zebra close to the road also did not differ between tar and dirt roads. However, elephant was observed more often close to tar roads, compared to dirt roads. We interpreted this as the result of potentially increased woody cover associated with more water runoff in close proximity to tar roads compared with dirt roads. Our results not only have ecological significance, supporting the notion that many of the park's species are habituated to human infrastructure, but also management implications, informing park officials about the influence of road traffic and road type on wildlife distributions.

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Effects of roads on landscape structure within nested ecological units of the Northern Great Lakes Region, USA

Cited by 179 publications

References 46 publications

The changes of densities and patterns of roads and rural buildings: a case study on Dongzhi Yuan of the Loess Plateau, China

The changes of densities and patterns of roads and rural buildings: a case study on Dongzhi Yuan of the Loess Plateau, China

Effect of Linear Investment on Nature and Landscape – A Case Study

Mammal road‐type associations in Kruger National Park, South Africa: Common mammals do not avoid tar roads more than dirt roads

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