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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Main Authors: Rasa Vaiškūnaitė, Pranas Mierauskas, Valdas Špakauskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2012-06-01
Series:Transport
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Online Access:https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/Transport/article/view/4932