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Linear Infrastructure Networks with Ecological Solutions – showcasing the legac...
Silva, Carmo; Sampaio, Ana; Sousa, Luis; Oliveira, André; Valério, Francisco; Pinto, Tiago; Craveiro, João; Salgueiro, Pedro; Pedroso, NunoThe need for reversing the negative impacts of Linear Infrastructure Networks on the environment is increasingly acknowledged as a key to achieving national and international biodiversity commitments. LIFE-LINES project (LIFE14 NAT/PT/001081) employed and essayed a large and diverse number of interventions to reconcile biodiversity conservation and the presence of roads and powerlines. This was achieved through...
Integrating remote sensing data on habitat suitability and functional connectiv...
Valerio, Francesco; Godinho, Sergio; Salgueiro, Pedro; Medinas, Denis; Manghi, Giovanni; Mira, António; Pedroso, Nuno; Ferreira, Eduardo; Craveiro, JoãoContext Road impacts on biodiversity are increasing worldwide. Few attempts have been made to integrate multiple taxonomic groups into roadkill mitigation plans, while using remotely sensed habitat suitability and functional connectivity. Objectives We pinpoint high-risk road locations (road planning units) for 19 woodland species from different taxonomic groups (non-flying mammals, birds, and bats) to enhance ...
Assessing behaviour states of a forest carnivore in a road-dominated landscape ...
Ferreira, Eduardo; Valerio, Frafrancesco; Medinas, Denis; Fernandes, Nelson; Craveiro, João; Costa, Pedro; Silva, João Paulo; Carrapato, CarlosAnthropogenic infrastructures and land-use changes are major threats to animal movements across heterogeneous landscapes. Yet, the behavioural consequences of such constraints remain poorly understood. We investigated the relationship between the behaviour of the Common genet (Genetta genetta) and road proximity, within a dominant mixed forest-agricultural landscape in southern Portugal, fragmented by roads. Sp...
Dry pathways and flowing water within culverts jointly promote crossings by car...
Craveiro, João; Benardino, Joana; Mira, António; Vaz, PedroRoads are linear infrastructures causing high wildlife mortality. Transportation administrations make large investments on mitigation measures to promote safe road crossings by wildlife. Yet, many roads worldwide rely on culverts as the only passages available for fauna even though they were primarily designed to drain water. Indeed, culverts inundate repeatedly, becoming unavailable to most terrestrial fauna d...
IENE 2020 International Conference “LIFE LINES – Linear Infrastructure Networks...
Mira, António; Oliveira, André; Craveiro, João; Silva, Carmo; Santos, Sara; Eufrázio, Sofia; Pedroso, NunoIn the past 12 to 14 of January 2021, the University of Évora, in the framework of the LIFE LINES project, and the Infrastructure and Ecology Network Europe held the online event IENE International Conference, under the theme “LIFE LINES – Linear Infrastructure Networks with Ecological Solutions”. The local organising committee of the IENE 2020 had contributors from several institutions including the Mediterran...
IENE 2020 International Conference LIFE LINES – Linear Infrastructure Networks ...
Mira, António; Oliveira, André; Craveiro, João; Silva, Carmo; Santos, Sara; Eufrázio, Sofia; Pedroso, NunoIn the past 12 to 14 of January 2021, the University of Évora, in the framework of the LIFE LINES project, and the Infrastructure and Ecology Network Europe held the online event IENE International Conference, under the theme “LIFE LINES – Linear Infrastructure Networks with Ecological Solutions”. We had 293 attendees from 40 different countries representing the five continents. During three days, participants ...
Proposta de soluções ecológicas para promoção da Biodiversidade nas faixas marg...
Salgueiro, Pedro; Belo, Anabela; Craveiro, João; Fernandes, Mariana; Moreira, André; Pedroso, Nuno; Pinto, Tiago; Silva, Carmo; Batista, TeresaA adoção de medidas de gestão que preconizem a beneficiação desta área não-negligenciável para uma função de conservação da natureza é uma estratégia que tem tido réplica e sido considerada noutros países. O papel das faixas marginais de estrada como refúgio de biodiversidade/corredor ou armadilha que incrementa o risco de atropelamento de fauna, permanece, ainda assim, não consensual, sendo atualmente alvo de ...
MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL: A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occur...
Grilo, Clara; Afonso, Beatriz C.; Afonso, Filipe; Alexandre, Marta; Aliácar, Sara; Almeida, Ana; Alonso, Ivan Prego; Álvares, Francisco; Alves, PauloMammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being included in the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associated with habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion for marine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func tionality and resilience, and theref...
MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL : A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occu...
Grilo, Clara; Afonso, Beatriz C.; Afonso, Filipe; Alexandre, Marta; Aliácar, Sara; Almeida, Ana; Alonso, Ivan Prego; Álvares, Francisco; Alves, PauloMammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being includedin the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associatedwith habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam-mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion formarine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func-tionality and resilience, and therefore...
MAMMALS in Portugal: A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occur...
Grilo, Clara; Afonso, Beatriz C.; Afonso, Filipe; Alexandre, Marta; Aliácar, Sara; Almeida, Ana; Alonso, Ivan Prego; Álvares, Francisco; Alves, PauloMammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being includedin the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associatedwith habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam-mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion formarine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func-tionality and resilience, and therefore...