Identification of Local Factors Causing Clustering of Animal-Vehicle Collisions on Roads

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.21467" target="_blank" >https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.21467</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21467" target="_blank" >10.1002/jwmg.21467</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Identification of Local Factors Causing Clustering of Animal-Vehicle Collisions on Roads

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Effective measures reducing risk of animal-vehicle collisions (AVC) require defining high-risk locations on roads where AVCs occur. Previous studies examined factors explaining locations of individua l AVCs; however, some AVCs can form hotspots (i.e., clusters of AVCs) that can be explained by local factors. We therefore applied a novel kernel density estimation (KDE) method to AVCs for the Czech Republic from October 2006 to December 2011 to identify AVCs hotspots along roads. Our main goal was to identify local factors and their effect on the non-random (clustered) occurrenc e of AVCs. The remaining solitary AVCs occurred randomly and are likely induced by other human factors on the global scale. The hotspot identification method followed by the selected data mining methods (KDE þ methods) identified factors causing local clustering of AVCs. Distance from forest ( < 350 m) or linear vegetation were important factors for estimating presence of clusters of AVCs; in open areas, AVC clusters were absent. Further research on effectiveness of measures reducing risk of AVC should focus on clusters of AVCs, not on the individua l AVC. We recommend that state transportati on agencies focus mitigation actions in forested areas.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Identification of Local Factors Causing Clustering of Animal-Vehicle Collisions on Roads

Popis výsledku anglicky

Effective measures reducing risk of animal-vehicle collisions (AVC) require defining high-risk locations on roads where AVCs occur. Previous studies examined factors explaining locations of individua l AVCs; however, some AVCs can form hotspots (i.e., clusters of AVCs) that can be explained by local factors. We therefore applied a novel kernel density estimation (KDE) method to AVCs for the Czech Republic from October 2006 to December 2011 to identify AVCs hotspots along roads. Our main goal was to identify local factors and their effect on the non-random (clustered) occurrenc e of AVCs. The remaining solitary AVCs occurred randomly and are likely induced by other human factors on the global scale. The hotspot identification method followed by the selected data mining methods (KDE þ methods) identified factors causing local clustering of AVCs. Distance from forest ( < 350 m) or linear vegetation were important factors for estimating presence of clusters of AVCs; in open areas, AVC clusters were absent. Further research on effectiveness of measures reducing risk of AVC should focus on clusters of AVCs, not on the individua l AVC. We recommend that state transportati on agencies focus mitigation actions in forested areas.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Wildlife Management

ISSN

0022-541X

e-ISSN

0022-541X

Svazek periodika

82

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

5

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

940-947

Kód UT WoS článku

000435816100008

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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