Disentangling drivers of vertebrate roadkill in a protected area in the Amazon rainforest

• Published in: Austral ecology Vol. 49; no. 8
• Main Authors: Coeli Gomes de Lucena Costa, Andréa, Campos Gomides, Samuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Richmond Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Amazonia; Amphibians; Casualties; class; conservation areas; domain; Guilds; hot moment; hotspots; infrastructure; Monitoring; Mortality; Protected areas; Protected species; rain; Rainfall; Rainforests; Rainy season; Reptiles; Reptiles & amphibians; road ecology; road kills; roadkill spatial variation; Seasonal variations; species; temperature; traffic; Traffic planning; Vertebrates; wet season; wildlife roadkill; Amazon Basin; Amazonia

Vertebrates' roadkill impacts many species in natural areas. However, data on this topic in the Amazon domain are still scarce, especially within protected areas. In this study, we analysed data from 2 years of monitoring amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds' roadkill on five types of t...