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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Main Authors: Stephanie A. Winton, Richard Taylor, Christine A. Bishop, Karl W. Larsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418301963