Road mortality of Carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Belarus
Global road infrastructure is expanding rapidly, and its threats to wildlife populations is increasing worldwide. We determined the species composition of carnivores killed on roads in Belarus. Seasonal dynamics and regional patterns of mortality rates were estimated. From July 2007 to august 2018,...
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| description | Global road infrastructure is expanding rapidly, and its threats to wildlife populations is increasing worldwide. We determined the species composition of carnivores killed on roads in Belarus. Seasonal dynamics and regional patterns of mortality rates were estimated. From July 2007 to august 2018, we traveled a total of 52,159 km, and recorded 368 carnivore road-kills representing 11 species (73 % of the study area checklist). Average mortality rate equaled 7.25 road-killed individuals per 1000 km/day surveyed across all roads. The most common species we encountered were the domestic cat Felis silvestris catus Linnaeus, 1758 (53.3 %, n=196), common dog Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 (21.4 %, n=78), and red fox Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 (14.7 %, n=54). Our results confirmed that traffic volume and time of the year strongly influence frequency of road-kills, along that, we did not reveal significant impacts of road mortality on populations of carnivores in Belarus. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua:article-532023-03-22T18:55:51Z Road mortality of Carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Belarus Sidorovich, Anna Novitsky, Ruslan Solovej, Irina Carnivora road mortality regional patterns seasonal variation Belarus Global road infrastructure is expanding rapidly, and its threats to wildlife populations is increasing worldwide. We determined the species composition of carnivores killed on roads in Belarus. Seasonal dynamics and regional patterns of mortality rates were estimated. From July 2007 to august 2018, we traveled a total of 52,159 km, and recorded 368 carnivore road-kills representing 11 species (73 % of the study area checklist). Average mortality rate equaled 7.25 road-killed individuals per 1000 km/day surveyed across all roads. The most common species we encountered were the domestic cat Felis silvestris catus Linnaeus, 1758 (53.3 %, n=196), common dog Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 (21.4 %, n=78), and red fox Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 (14.7 %, n=54). Our results confirmed that traffic volume and time of the year strongly influence frequency of road-kills, along that, we did not reveal significant impacts of road mortality on populations of carnivores in Belarus. Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2020-06-10 Article Article application/pdf https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/53 10.15407/zoo2020.03.211 Zoodiversity; Vol. 54 No. 3 (2020): Zoodiversity Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii); Том 54 № 3 (2020): Zoodiversity 2707-7268 2707-725X 10.15407/zoo2020.03 en https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/53/29 Copyright (c) 2020 Zoodiversity https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Sidorovich, Anna Novitsky, Ruslan Solovej, Irina Road mortality of Carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Belarus |
| title | Road mortality of Carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Belarus |
| title_full | Road mortality of Carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Belarus |
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| title_short | Road mortality of Carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Belarus |
| title_sort | road mortality of carnivores (mammalia, carnivora) in belarus |
| topic_facet | Carnivora road mortality regional patterns seasonal variation Belarus |
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