Is it the road or the fence? Influence of linear anthropogenic features on the movement and distribution of a partially migratory ungulate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anthropogenic linear features change the behavior and selection patterns of species, which must adapt to these ever-increasing features on the landscape. Roads are a well-studied linear feature that alter the survival, movement, and distribution of animals. Less understood are the effects of fences on wildlife, though they tend to be more ubiquitous across the landscape than roads. Even less understood are potential indirect effects when fences are found in tandem with roads along transportation corridors.

Methods

We assessed how the spatial configuration of fences and roads effect the movement (crossing effect) and distribution (proximity effect) of a partially migratory pronghorn population (Antilocapra americana) on the grasslands of southern Alberta, Canada. W

SUBMITTER: Jones PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422137 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature