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Landscape Characteristics Based on Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossing Structures in South Korea

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  • Hyunjin Seo

    (Biomimicry Team, Division of Ecological Information, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun 33657, Korea)

  • Chulhyun Choi

    (Research Team on Ecological and Natural Map, Division of Ecological Survey, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun 33657, Korea)

  • Kyeongjun Lee

    (Division of Mathematics and Big Data Science, Daegu University, Gyeongsan 38453, Korea)

  • Donggul Woo

    (Ecological Space Research Team, Division of Ecosystem Assessment, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun 33657, Korea)

Abstract

Roads are notable and responsible for the loss of biodiversity and disruption of wildlife habitats connectivity. Wildlife crossing structures (WCS) help wildlife move between habitats by connecting fragmented habitats. Their effectiveness is affected by various factors. Here, to identify methods for improving the effectiveness of wildlife crossing structures, we controlled the effect of intrinsic factors, such as size, that are difficult to improve in an already installed area, and then, evaluated the differences in extrinsic factors using 12 landscape characteristics. Our results show that 18 wildlife crossing structures were selected with propensity-score (PS) matching method. The surrounding landscape characteristics differed between high-effectiveness wildlife crossing structures and low-effectiveness wildlife crossing structures. Particularly, there was a significant difference between the ‘statutory protected area’ and the ‘edge’ index of the morphological spatial pattern analysis among the landscape characteristic variables derived within 1 km 2 of wildlife crossing structures. We empirically demonstrate that characteristics around highly effective WCS, statutory protected areas are widely distributed, and the ratio of edge of MSPA is low (within 1 km 2 ). Therefore, an important outcome of our research is the demonstration that management of WCS itself is important, but conservation of surrounding habitats and landscape management plans are also significant.

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  • Hyunjin Seo & Chulhyun Choi & Kyeongjun Lee & Donggul Woo, 2021. "Landscape Characteristics Based on Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossing Structures in South Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:2:p:675-:d:479052
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    1. Shilling, Fraser & Collins, Amy & Louderback-Valenzuela, Annabelle & Farman, Parisa & Guarnieri, Mia & Longcore, Travis & Banet, Benjamin & Knapp, Harrison, 2018. "Wildlife-Crossing Mitigation Effectiveness with Traffic Noise and Light," Institute of Transportation Studies, Working Paper Series qt8893d8zw, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis.
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    1. Hyomin Park & Minkyung Kim & Sangdon Lee, 2021. "Spatial Characteristics of Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions of Water Deer in Korea Expressway," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Jin-Hyo Kim & Oh-Sung Kwon & Jung-Hwa Ra, 2021. "Urban Type Classification and Characteristic Analysis through Time-Series Environmental Changes for Land Use Management for 31 Satellite Cities around Seoul, South Korea," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-20, July.
    3. Sungwon Hong & Hee-Bok Park & Mihyun Kim & Hyo Gyeom Kim, 2022. "History and Future Challenges of Roadkill Research in South Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-12, November.

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