Assessment of ecological passages along road networks within the Mediterranean forest using GIS-based multi criteria evaluation approach

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dc.authorid0000-0001-6558-9029en_US
dc.contributor.authorGulci, Sercan
dc.contributor.authorAkay, Abdullah Emin
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-20T20:14:59Z
dc.date.available2021-03-20T20:14:59Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentBTÜ, Orman Fakültesi, Orman Mühendisliği Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionGULCI, Sercan/0000-0003-3349-517X; Akay, Abdullah Emin/0000-0001-6558-9029en_US
dc.description.abstractMajor roads cause barrier effect and fragmentation on wildlife habitats that are suitable places for feeding, mating, socializing, and hiding. Due to wildlife collisions (Wc), human-wildlife conflicts result in lost lives and loss of biodiversity. Geographical information system (GIS)-based multi criteria evaluation (MCE) methods have been successfully used in short-term planning of road networks considering wild animals. Recently, wildlife passages have been effectively utilized as road engineering structures provide quick and certain solutions for traffic safety and wildlife conservation problems. GIS-based MCE methods provide decision makers with optimum location for ecological passages based on habitat suitability models (HSMs) that classify the areas based on ecological requirements of target species. In this study, ecological passages along Motorway 52 within forested areas in Mediterranean city of Osmaniye in Turkey were evaluated. Firstly, HSM coupled with nine eco-geographic decision variables were developed based on ecological requirements of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) that were chosen as target species. Then specified decision variables were evaluated using GIS-based weighted linear combination (WLC) method to estimate movement corridors and mitigation points along the motorway. In the solution process, two linkage nodes were evaluated for eco-passages which were determined based on the leastcost movement corridor intersecting with the motorway. One of the passages was identified as a natural wildlife overpass while the other was suggested as underpass construction. The results indicated that computer-based models provide accurate and quick solutions for positioning ecological passages to reduce environmental effects of road networks on wild animals.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University (KSU), TurkeyKahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University [2013/6-28D]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis paper includes some data from PhD thesis Research Project (No: 2013/6-28D) at Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University (KSU), Turkey. The authors thank the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Turkish Ministry of Forestry and Water Management, and grateful to the Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBIM) for the literature review services and Google Inc. data providers.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10661-015-5009-1en_US
dc.identifier.issn0167-6369
dc.identifier.issn1573-2959
dc.identifier.issue12en_US
dc.identifier.pmid26620952en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-5009-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/1134
dc.identifier.volume187en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000365871600054en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.institutionauthorAkay, Abdullah Emin
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Monitoring And Assessmenten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEco-passagesen_US
dc.subjectWildlife collisionsen_US
dc.subjectHabitat suitabilityen_US
dc.subjectLeast-cost analysisen_US
dc.subjectRoe deeren_US
dc.titleAssessment of ecological passages along road networks within the Mediterranean forest using GIS-based multi criteria evaluation approachen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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