Atropelamento de vertebrados nas rodovias MG-428 e SP-334 com análise dos fatores condicionantes e valoração econômica da fauna
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2009-07-16
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Freitas, Carlos Henrique [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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As estradas causam a mortalidade de animais, bem como a remoção de hábitats, a fragmentação da paisagem, o efeito de borda e criam uma barreira física a muitas espécies. Alguns fatores estão relacionados aos atropelamentos, como por exemplo tipo de acostamento, topografia e vegetação. O desenho da estrada (curva ou reta) tem influência na velocidade dos veículos e é um importante fator condicionante que necessita ser considerado. Além disso, os atropelamentos podem atrair animais necrófagos ou domésticos (cães e gatos) para as carcassas, aumentando a probabilidade de novos atropelamentos. Embora vários estudos sobre atropelamentos de vertebrados tenham sido publicados no mundo, poucos tem documentado a mortalidade no Brasil. Nós realizamos um estudo que focou nos fatores causais bem como no valor (Disposição A Pagar – DAP) dos animais mortos em colisões com veículos. Nossa proposta foi documentar a composição de espécies e a riqueza e compreender os fatores espaciais e temporais relacionados a mortalidade na rodovia. Nós registramos e identificamos as espécies e o número de vertebrados atropelados em dois trechos de rodovias estaduais (97 Km da MG-428 e 63 Km da SP-334) no sudeste do Brazil. As rodovias foram amostradas semanalmente, de janeiro a dezembro de 2007. Além disso medidas de variáveis explanatórias relacionadas as estradas foram incluídas: tipo de acostamento, topografia, tipo de vegetação e desenho da estrada. Nós usamos estes dados para examinar a relação entre as variáveis explanatórias e a mortalidade dos grupos de vertebrados nas estradas ao longo do tempo. Foi realizado o teste do qui-quadrado de aderência para examinar a distribuição espacial dos atropelamentos. Nós também entrevistamos 601 motoristas para obter a disposição a pagar (DAP) pela conservação da fauna. Usamos a regressão logística para estabelecer...
Roads result in mortality on the road as well as habitat removal, landscape fragmentation, edge effects, and pose a physical barrier to many species. Some roadside factors are related to road-kills, e.g., type of shoulder, topography, and vegetation. Road alignment (curved or straight) has an influence on vehicle speed and is an important conditioning factor needing consideration. Additionally, road-kills may attract scavengers or domestic animals (cats and dogs) to carcasses, increasing the probability of new road-kills. Although many studies on vertebrate road-kill have been published around the world, few have documented road mortality in Brazil. We conducted a study that focused on causal factors as well as the value (Willingness To Pay) of animals killed by vehicle collisions. Our purpose was to document species composition and richness and to understand the spatial and temporal patterns of roadrelated mortality. We recorded the number and species identification of vertebrates killed on two state roads segments (63 Km of SP - 334 and 97 Km of MG - 428) in southeastern Brazil. The roads were surveyed weekly from January to December 2007. Additional road related explanatory variables measured, included: type of shoulder, topography, vegetation type, and road design. We used that data to examine correlations between the explanatory variables and the mortality of vertebrate groups on the roads over time. We performed the chi-square goodness of fit to examines the spatial road-kills distribution. We also interviewed 601 vehicle drivers to assess their Willingness To Pay (WTP) for fauna conservation. We used logistic regression to relate the independent variables with the location and number of mortalities we recorded. We used linear correlation to examine how certain aspects of the user profile (namely, monthly income, education level, and frequency of road use) were related... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
Roads result in mortality on the road as well as habitat removal, landscape fragmentation, edge effects, and pose a physical barrier to many species. Some roadside factors are related to road-kills, e.g., type of shoulder, topography, and vegetation. Road alignment (curved or straight) has an influence on vehicle speed and is an important conditioning factor needing consideration. Additionally, road-kills may attract scavengers or domestic animals (cats and dogs) to carcasses, increasing the probability of new road-kills. Although many studies on vertebrate road-kill have been published around the world, few have documented road mortality in Brazil. We conducted a study that focused on causal factors as well as the value (Willingness To Pay) of animals killed by vehicle collisions. Our purpose was to document species composition and richness and to understand the spatial and temporal patterns of roadrelated mortality. We recorded the number and species identification of vertebrates killed on two state roads segments (63 Km of SP - 334 and 97 Km of MG - 428) in southeastern Brazil. The roads were surveyed weekly from January to December 2007. Additional road related explanatory variables measured, included: type of shoulder, topography, vegetation type, and road design. We used that data to examine correlations between the explanatory variables and the mortality of vertebrate groups on the roads over time. We performed the chi-square goodness of fit to examines the spatial road-kills distribution. We also interviewed 601 vehicle drivers to assess their Willingness To Pay (WTP) for fauna conservation. We used logistic regression to relate the independent variables with the location and number of mortalities we recorded. We used linear correlation to examine how certain aspects of the user profile (namely, monthly income, education level, and frequency of road use) were related... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Vertebrado, Cerrados, Brasil, Atropelamentos, Regressão logística, Valoração contingente, Road-kill, Logistic regression, Contingent valuation
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FREITAS, Carlos Henrique. Atropelamento de vertebrados nas rodovias MG-428 e SP-334 com análise dos fatores condicionantes e valoração econômica da fauna. 2009. 92 f. Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro, 2009.