Carcass Persistence and Detectability: Reducing the Uncertainty Surrounding Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Surveys

Rodrigo Augusto Lima Santos; Sara M. Santos; Margarida Santos-Reis; Almir Picanço de Figueiredo; Alex Bager; Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar; Fernando Ascensão

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165608

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Carcass Persistence and Detectability: Reducing the Uncertainty Surrounding Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Surveys

Rodrigo Augusto Lima Santos ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Rodrigo Augusto Lima Santos, Sara M. Santos, Fernando Ascensão

* E-mail: rodrigosaantos@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Zoology, University of Brasília-UnB, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, IBRAM—Instituto Brasília Ambiental, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
⨯
Sara M. Santos ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Rodrigo Augusto Lima Santos, Sara M. Santos, Fernando Ascensão

Affiliations CIBIO-UE–Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Pole of Évora, Research Group in Applied Ecology, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal, UBC–Conservation Biology Lab, Department of Biology, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal
⨯
Margarida Santos-Reis,

Affiliation Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
⨯
Almir Picanço de Figueiredo,

Affiliations Department of Zoology, University of Brasília-UnB, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, IBRAM—Instituto Brasília Ambiental, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
⨯
Alex Bager,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
⨯
Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar,

Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Brasília-UnB, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
⨯
Fernando Ascensão

Contributed equally to this work with: Rodrigo Augusto Lima Santos, Sara M. Santos, Fernando Ascensão

Affiliations Infraestruturas de Portugal BiodiversityChair. CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto. Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal, CEABN/InBio, Centro de Ecologia Aplicada “Professor Baeta Neves”, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349–017 Lisboa, Portugal
⨯

Carcass Persistence and Detectability: Reducing the Uncertainty Surrounding Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Surveys

Rodrigo Augusto Lima Santos,
Sara M. Santos,
Margarida Santos-Reis,
Almir Picanço de Figueiredo,
Alex Bager,
Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar,
Fernando Ascensão

Published: November 2, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165608

Reader Comments (0)

Post a new comment on this article

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Roads
Is the Subject Area "Roads" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Death rates
Is the Subject Area "Death rates" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Birds
Is the Subject Area "Birds" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Grasslands
Is the Subject Area "Grasslands" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Forests
Is the Subject Area "Forests" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Physiological parameters
Is the Subject Area "Physiological parameters" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Reptiles
Is the Subject Area "Reptiles" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Walking
Is the Subject Area "Walking" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.