Decadal Growth of Traffic Volumes on Us Highway 2 and Implications for Grizzly Bear Habitat Connectivity
I monitored traffic volumes on US Highway 2 between East and West Glacier, Montana, 1998-2001 as part of a study of the effects of transportation infrastructure on grizzly bears (Ursus arctos). I found that traffic volumes were below that where connectivity was impeded, but that some impacts to griz...
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ftmontanastunojs:oai:ojs.arc.lib.montana.edu:article/891 2024-09-15T18:40:11+00:00 Decadal Growth of Traffic Volumes on Us Highway 2 and Implications for Grizzly Bear Habitat Connectivity Waller, John S. 2014-12-31 application/pdf https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/891 eng eng Intermountain Journal of Science https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/891/733 https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/891 Copyright (c) 2014 Intermountain Journal of Sciences Intermountain Journal of Sciences; Vol. 20 No. 4 December (2014); 111 1081-3519 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-peer-reviewed Abstract 2014 ftmontanastunojs 2024-07-10T03:16:13Z I monitored traffic volumes on US Highway 2 between East and West Glacier, Montana, 1998-2001 as part of a study of the effects of transportation infrastructure on grizzly bears (Ursus arctos). I found that traffic volumes were below that where connectivity was impeded, but that some impacts to grizzly bear movement patterns could be measured. During the summers of 2012 and 2013 I replicated the traffic volume monitoring last conducted in 2001. I found that traffic volumes had increased dramatically, nearly doubling in some instances, and that some characteristics of traffic flow had changed. I discuss the implications of this growth in traffic to grizzly bear habitat connectivity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Montana State University Library Open Journal Systems |
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I monitored traffic volumes on US Highway 2 between East and West Glacier, Montana, 1998-2001 as part of a study of the effects of transportation infrastructure on grizzly bears (Ursus arctos). I found that traffic volumes were below that where connectivity was impeded, but that some impacts to grizzly bear movement patterns could be measured. During the summers of 2012 and 2013 I replicated the traffic volume monitoring last conducted in 2001. I found that traffic volumes had increased dramatically, nearly doubling in some instances, and that some characteristics of traffic flow had changed. I discuss the implications of this growth in traffic to grizzly bear habitat connectivity. |
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Decadal Growth of Traffic Volumes on Us Highway 2 and Implications for Grizzly Bear Habitat Connectivity |
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Decadal Growth of Traffic Volumes on Us Highway 2 and Implications for Grizzly Bear Habitat Connectivity |
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Decadal Growth of Traffic Volumes on Us Highway 2 and Implications for Grizzly Bear Habitat Connectivity |
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Decadal Growth of Traffic Volumes on Us Highway 2 and Implications for Grizzly Bear Habitat Connectivity |
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Decadal Growth of Traffic Volumes on Us Highway 2 and Implications for Grizzly Bear Habitat Connectivity |
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decadal growth of traffic volumes on us highway 2 and implications for grizzly bear habitat connectivity |
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Intermountain Journal of Sciences; Vol. 20 No. 4 December (2014); 111 1081-3519 |
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