Measure Development Summary: Roads
Svancara L, Philippi, T, Gross JE. 2009. Measure Development Summary: Roads. Natural Resource Program Center, National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Roads and associated activities can profoundly impact a broad range of physical, ecological, and social attributes important to parks. Comprehensive reviews have documented extensive direct and indirect impacts of roads on both terrestrial and aquatic environments (Spellerberg 1998, Ercelawan 1999, Trombulak and Frissell 2000, Forman et al. 2003), the effects of which may be undetectable in some taxa for decades (Findlay and Bourdages 2000). Even in areas where human population densities are relatively low and landscapes are perceived as natural, the impacts of roads are pervasive (Saunders et al. 2002) and may extend hundreds to thousands of meters from the roadside (Forman 2000, Forman and Deblinger 2000, Forman et al. 2002).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Svancara, Leona; Philippi,, Tom; Gross, John
- Date of Issue
- 2009-12
- Publisher
- Natural Resource Program Center, National Park Service
- Units
- NRSS
- Keywords
- NPScape