Dogs are the main species involved in animal-vehicle collisions in southern Spain: Daily, seasonal and spatial analyses of collisions
| Autor: | David Canal, Beatriz Martín, Miguel Ferrer, Manuela de Lucas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences lcsh:Medicine Transportation 01 natural sciences Geographical locations Twilight purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https] Risk Factors lcsh:Science collision hotspots Geographic Areas Mammals Multidisciplinary Geography Pets and Companion Animals Accidents Traffic Eukaryota Ruminants Transportation Infrastructure Europe Vertebrates Engineering and Technology Seasons High incidence CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS Research Article Urban Areas Animal Types Dusk Animals Wild road mortality mitigation measures Civil Engineering 010603 evolutionary biology Wildlife vehicle collisions Ciencias Biológicas Dogs domestic animals non-natural mortality Animals Domestic Animals European Union purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https] 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Deer Ecology and Environmental Sciences lcsh:R Organisms Biology and Life Sciences Roads Spain Amniotes Earth Sciences Daylight lcsh:Q Physical geography People and places Zoology Chronobiology stray dogs Conservación de la Biodiversidad |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 9, p e0203693 (2018) CONICET Digital (CONICET) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas instacron:CONICET PLoS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Animal-vehicle collisions have become a serious traffic safety issue. Collisions have steadily increased over the last few decades, as have their associated socio-economic costs. Here, we explore the spatial and temporal patterns of animal-vehicle collisions reported to authorities in the province of Seville, southern Spain. Most animal-vehicle collisions involved domestic animals (>95%), particularly dogs (>80%), a pattern that sharply contrasts with that found in other Spanish and European regions, where collisions are mostly caused by game species. Dog-vehicle collisions were related to the traffic intensity of the roads and they were more frequent around dawn and dusk, coinciding with the peaks of activity of dogs. This pattern was consistent throughout the week, although on weekends there were fewer collisions due to lower traffic density at those times. These findings suggest that the aggregation of dog-vehicle collisions around twilight likely resulted from a combined effect of the activity peaks of dogs and traffic density. Seasonally, collisions increased in autumn and winter, coinciding with the period of intense hunting activity in the region. Further, during autumn and winter, rush hour partly overlaps with twilight due to longer nights in comparison with summer and spring, which may contribute to the increased rate of dog-vehicle collisions in these seasons. Spatially, satellite images of nighttime lights showed that dog-vehicle collisions were clustered near urban areas. Overall, the high incidence of stray dogs involved in animal-vehicle collisions highlights a road safety issue with this type of animals in the region. Fil: Canal Piña, David. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra y Ambientales de La Pampa. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra y Ambientales de La Pampa; Argentina Fil: Martín, Beatriz. Centro Internacional de Migración de Aves; España Fil: De Lucas, Manuela. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España Fil: Ferrer, Miguel. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España |
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