The impacts of roads and other infrastructure on mammal and bird populations: a meta-analysis.

Biodiversity is being lost at an increased rate as a result of human activities. One of the major threats to biodiversity is infrastructural development. We used meta-analyses to study the effects of infrastructure proximity on mammal and bird populations. Data were gathered from 49 studies on 234 mammal and bird species. The main response by mammals and birds in the vicinity of infrastructure was either avoidance or a reduced population density.

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Benítez-López A. Alkemade R. y Verweij P.A. The impacts of roads and other infrastructure on mammal and bird populations: a meta-analysis. Elsevier, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.02.009

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Date of creation 2025-05-23
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Other identifier DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.02.009
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