Can linear transportation infrastructure verges constitute a habitat and/or a corridor for biodiversity in temperate landscapes? A systematic review protocol
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- 作者：Arzhvaël Jeusset ; Marianne Vargac ; Yves Bertheau ; Aurélie Coulon…
- 关键词：Green and blue infrastructure ; Connectivity ; Transmission line ; Electric line ; River
- 刊名：Environmental Evidence
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：5
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1,089 KB
- 刊物主题：Environmental Management; Ecosystems;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：2047-2382
文摘
Background The role of linear transportation infrastructures (roads, railways, oil and gas pipelines, power lines, rivers and canals) in fragmenting natural habitats has been demonstrated. Yet, the potential of habitat or corridor of their verges (road and railway embankments, strips of grass under power lines or above buried pipelines, or waterway banks) for biodiversity remains controversial. In a context of decreasing natural habitats, the potential of anthropogenic areas for contributing to wildlife conservation should be considered. Moreover, how linear transportation infrastructure verges should be managed in order to favor biodiversity is a crucial question. The present work describes the protocol of the first systematic synthesis of evidence of the potential of linear transportation infrastructure verges as habitat and/or corridor for biodiversity. Outcomes of the study will be useful for helping managers to improve their practices or for prioritizing actions of ecological restoration.