Estimating actual versus detected road mortality rates for a northern viper
Mitigation of adverse effects of roads on wildlife benefits from a fundamental understanding of the number of animals killed by traffic. Road surveys are a key part in quantifying this mortality; however, without accounting for scavenging and observer detection rates, this method only reveals a mini...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418301963 |