Little evidence of a road-effect zone for nocturnal, flying insects.

ABSTRACT: Roads and traffic may be contributing to global declines of insect populations. The ecological effects of roads often extend far into the surrounding habitat, over a distance known as the road-effect zone. The quality of habitat in the road-effect zone is generally degraded (e.g., due to edge effects, noise, light, and chemical pollution) and can be reflected in species presence, abundance, or demographic parameters. Road-effect zones have been quantified for some vertebrate species but are yet to be quantified for insects. Investigating the road-effect zone for insects will provide a better understanding of how roads impact ecosystems, which is particularly important given the role insects play as pollinators, predators, and prey for other species. We quantified the road-effect zone for n

SUBMITTER: Bhardwaj M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6342180 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature