Roads affect the spatial structure of butterfly communities in grassland patches
Roads may have an important negative effect on animal dispersal rate and mortality and thus the functioning of local populations. However, road verges may be surrogate habitats for invertebrates. This creates a conservation dilemma around the impact of roads on invertebrates. Further, the effect of...
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-08-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/5413.pdf |