Forecasting effects of transport infrastructure on endangered tigers: a tool for conservation planning.

ABSTRACT: The rapid development of transport infrastructure is a major threat to endangered species worldwide. Roads and railways can increase animal mortality, fragment habitats, and exacerbate other threats to biodiversity. Predictive models that forecast the future impacts to endangered species can guide land-use planning in ways that proactively reduce the negative effects of transport infrastructure. Agent-based models are well suited for predictive scenario testing, yet their application to endangered species conservation is rare. Here, we developed a spatially explicit, agent-based model to forecast the effects of transport infrastructure on an isolated tiger (Panthera tigris) population in Nepal's Chitwan National Park-a global biodiversity hotspot. Specifically, our model evaluated t

SUBMITTER: Carter NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121866 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature