Hur tar sig storvilt fram i landskapet? - En utredning av den biologiska infrastrukturen för storvilt mellan grönområdena i Borås Stad
(2013) MVEK02 20131Studies in Environmental Science
- Abstract
- The infrastructure and the traffic that it brings affect wild animals and thus the entire biodiversity. The human built up network of cities and connecting roads are major barriers for many species in the natural world, making it harder for them to move through the landscape. The more roads in a landscape, the more fragmented it gets and with it important habitats get degraded. Long-term effects from barriers can even have ecological consequences. Ultimately, barriers in the landscape can negatively affect the genetic exchange in different populations if it totally prevents gene flow between the populations.
This study is about how green areas are connected in the city of Borås, and where the existing possibilities are for larger wildlife... (More) - The infrastructure and the traffic that it brings affect wild animals and thus the entire biodiversity. The human built up network of cities and connecting roads are major barriers for many species in the natural world, making it harder for them to move through the landscape. The more roads in a landscape, the more fragmented it gets and with it important habitats get degraded. Long-term effects from barriers can even have ecological consequences. Ultimately, barriers in the landscape can negatively affect the genetic exchange in different populations if it totally prevents gene flow between the populations.
This study is about how green areas are connected in the city of Borås, and where the existing possibilities are for larger wildlife to get through or around the city of Borås, using these green areas and wildlife passages. I also try to find out where there are possibilities for a better connectivity between the greener areas in and around Borås city.
There is a relatively good connectivity between the larger nature reserves in the northern part of Borås, but in the eastern, western and southern parts the national highway 40 is a serious barrier. To make the connectivity better in the surrounding landscape it would be of interest to build wildlife passages to make it easier for wildlife to pass this barrier without ending up in the city. Still, more information is needed about the wildlife fencing before more precise suggestions for fauna passages can be made – for example a map clearly displaying all the existing wildlife fencing. (Less)
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- author
- Nordén, Tove LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MVEK02 20131
- year
- 2013
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Biologisk infrastruktur, landskapsekologi, storvilt
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 3865158
- date added to LUP
- 2013-09-16 11:44:16
- date last changed
- 2013-09-16 11:44:16
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abstract = {{The infrastructure and the traffic that it brings affect wild animals and thus the entire biodiversity. The human built up network of cities and connecting roads are major barriers for many species in the natural world, making it harder for them to move through the landscape. The more roads in a landscape, the more fragmented it gets and with it important habitats get degraded. Long-term effects from barriers can even have ecological consequences. Ultimately, barriers in the landscape can negatively affect the genetic exchange in different populations if it totally prevents gene flow between the populations.
This study is about how green areas are connected in the city of Borås, and where the existing possibilities are for larger wildlife to get through or around the city of Borås, using these green areas and wildlife passages. I also try to find out where there are possibilities for a better connectivity between the greener areas in and around Borås city.
There is a relatively good connectivity between the larger nature reserves in the northern part of Borås, but in the eastern, western and southern parts the national highway 40 is a serious barrier. To make the connectivity better in the surrounding landscape it would be of interest to build wildlife passages to make it easier for wildlife to pass this barrier without ending up in the city. Still, more information is needed about the wildlife fencing before more precise suggestions for fauna passages can be made – for example a map clearly displaying all the existing wildlife fencing.}},
author = {{Nordén, Tove}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Hur tar sig storvilt fram i landskapet? - En utredning av den biologiska infrastrukturen för storvilt mellan grönområdena i Borås Stad}},
year = {{2013}},
}