TWINNING, Seminar V, 02 Andreas Seiler

Landscape connectivity
&
Wildlife passages
Andreas Seiler
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Grims Wildlife Research Station
www.slu.se
Infra Eco Network Europe (IENE)

www.iene.info
www.roadsandwildlife.org
Wildlife passages
Examples of passages
Main ideas and conclusions
Required knowledge
Get the broader picture
Objectives and target orientation
Sustainable transport systems
Links
Wildlife overpasses
Wildlife overpasses
Wildlife overpasses
Ecoducts
Viaducts
Wildlife underpasses
Wildquerung an der neuen B100

www.roadsandwildlife.org H. Wlfel Institut fr Wildbiologie und Jagdkunde Universitt Gttingen
Wildlife underpasses
Poor design in underpasses ?
Use of passages
O P E N E S S :r - k v o t3 : r 2 = 0 .0 7 9 9 ; r = 0 .2 8 2 7 , p = 0 .0 9 4 8 ; y = 0 .3 1 3 3 0 5 0 2 7 + 0 .1 0 4 1 4 3 9 7 4 *x
r - k v o t 3 = 0 . 3 1 3 3 + 0 . 1 0 4 1 * x ; 0 . 9 5 C o n f . In t .
1 .2
1 .0
0 .8
r-kvot3
0 .6
0 .4
0 .2
0 .0
0 .0 0 .5 1 .0 1 .5 2 .0 2 .5 3 .0 3 .5
O PENESS
Olsson & Seiler, unpublished
Use of passages
Figure 2. The relative use of wildlife crossings, viaducts and ecoducts by moose and roe
deer. Use of conventional road crossings was indexed to one.
Olsson & Seiler, unpublished
Badger tunnels
Fish culverts
Otter passages
Amphibian tunnels
Important questions
Overall goal and objective?
Purpose?
Connecting ecosystems?
Supporting selected wildlife species?
Multi-purpose or single use?
Sensitivity and importance of area/species?
Efficacy desired or required?
Placement, number of measures, density?
Monitoring and follow up?
Technical and functional requirements?
Local policy and cooperation?
Ensuring future function?
Asking the right question
taking the right measure
Gudruns goldfish had

died. However, when
she poured round with
a ladle, the difference
wasnt so big after all.
Wildlife and traffic
www.IENE.info
www.wildlifeandroads.org
ICOET
COST-341
Critter crossings
Earth
Important concepts
Sustainable development
Landscape
Connectivity & Animal movement
Metapopulation
5 Ecological impacts
Avoidance, mitigation, compensation
European roads
Hamburg from space
Stockholm
Economy Natur
Natur
Not environmentally sustainable!
e
Economy
Air
e
Air
Cultural
Cultural quality
quality
heritage
heritage Recrea
Recrea
tion
tion
Society
Society
Heal
Heal
th
th
Future
Future
INCLUDE
Transports
Transports
www.IncludeMistra.org
The Swedish transport system shall be developed so
that landscape ecological functions and
cultural heritage assets and relations
can be protected, developed and enforced!
SIKA 2003
Swedish Roads
Anno 1000 Anno 2000
Historic Modern roads
Animal movements
Diurnal movements
search for food, shelter, water,
search for partners
Seasonal migration
amphibians (pond-forest)
moose (inland-coast)
Dispersal
New home ranges
Search for partners
Exchange between local popul.
Habitat fragmentation
x x
x
x
x x
x
5 Primary ecological effects
Barrier Pollution
Road kill
Corridor Land take Corridor

Habitat transformation
Avoidance Predatio
n Disturbances
Habitat loss & Disturbance
Microclimate
Salt, lead
Nutrients
Sediments
Hydrology
Alien species
Traffic noise
Avoidance
Human access
Barriers & Mortality
Unsuitable
habitat /
disturbances
Repelled by
traffic or road
characteristics
Physical
hindrances
Killed
Successfully
crossed
Evaluation model
Road category I II III
100
Model moose: successful

repelled
% of animals trying to
cross the road
killed
0
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000
Traffic volume (adt)

Evaluation model
Road category I II III
100
Model badger:
successful killed
% of animals trying to
cross the road
repelled
0
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000
Traffic volume (adt)

Impact mapping
Landscape analysis
Ecological Networks
National green networks (DE, PL, NL, AT, CH, )

Emerald network
PEEN
European conventions:
Landscape (ELC)
Biodiversity

Landscape structure and movements
Diffusa rrelser Riktade rrelser
Counteraction
Avoidance
Mitigation
Compensation
Conclusions
Quality
Qualityobjectives,
objectives,
Long
Longterm
term
perspectives
perspectives,,future
future
outlook
outlook
Sustainability
Sustainability
Alternative
Alternativeand
and approaches,
approaches,
complementary
complementary think
thinktwice
twice
measures
measures
Precautionary
Precautionary
principle
principle Public
Public
participation,
participation,
expert
expert
www.IncludeMistra.org consultation
consultation
Infra Eco Network Europe (IENE)

www.iene.info

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Landscape connectivity

Infra Eco Network Europe (IENE)

Wildquerung an der neuen B100

Gudruns goldfish had

Corridor Land take Corridor

Model moose: successful

Traffic volume (adt)

Traffic volume (adt)

National green networks (DE, PL, NL, AT, CH, )

Infra Eco Network Europe (IENE)

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