Biodiversity impact assessment in road development in Lithuania
Roads affect wildlife in different ways. Road construction increases fragmentation of habitats, influences landscape pattern and alters the physical environment. Roads act as barriers to animal movements, increase their mortality rates and cause other negative impacts on biodiversity. The current p...
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Language: | English |
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
2012-06-01
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Series: | Transport |
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Online Access: | https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/Transport/article/view/4932 |