Impact of Roads on Environmental Protected Areas: Analysis and Comparison of Metrics for Assessing Habitat Fragmentation

Impact of Roads on Environmental Protected Areas: Analysis and Comparison of Metrics for Assessing Habitat Fragmentation

The present study focuses on evaluating the effect of fragmentation caused by road infrastructures on a territory with singular characteristics such as low population density and a high proportion of its surface area protected by the Natura 2000 network. Based on the IFI, UFI, <inline-formula>...

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Main Authors: Manuel Sánchez-Fernández, Juan Miguel Barrigón Morillas, David Montes González, José Juan de Sanjosé Blasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
road infrastructures
Natura 2000 network
protected natural areas
environmental management
landscape fragmentation metrics
landscape unit
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/10/1843

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