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To restore the connectivity of fragmented habitats, 415 wildlife crossings have been built between 1998 and 2014 in South Korea. However, their effect on wildlife conservation is still in doubt. As a first step to examine the effectiveness, our study aims to assess compliance with the guideline for wildlife crossing construction and management, developed by the Ministry of Environment Korea that provides fundamental information to understand the status and the problem of wildlife crossings in Korea and thus to provide practical guidance for the improvement. According to our survey, the Korea National Park Service complied with the guideline best (62.5%) while local government followed the guideline least (46.1%). In addition, the compliance rate was the highest for wildlife crossings in national roads (53.6%) followed by highways (53.2%) and local and municipal roads (52.2%). For the overpass wildlife crossings, the compliance rates for installation of an escaping facility in the drainage and prevention of pedestrian and vehicle access were particularly low. In case of underpass wildlife crossings, small ditches for amphibians and reptiles were not sufficient, and the linkage between wildlife fences and underpass were weak. In order to ensure the effectiveness of wildlife crossings, the effort to increase the compliance rate with the guideline is critical, and mandating the guideline could be a practical way to enforce the compliance.

목차

Abstract
 Introduction
 Materials and Methods
 Results and Discussion
  Compliance rate by guideline items
  Compliance rate by managing authorities and road types
 Acknowledgements
 References

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저자

• Donggul Woo [ National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea ]
• Heebok Park [ National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea ]
• Hyeong-Soo Seo [ National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea ]
• Ho-Gyeong Moon [ National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea ]
• Euigun Song [ National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea ]
• Anya Lim [ National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea ] Corresponding author
• National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea [ National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea ] Corresponding author

참고문헌

발행기관

간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  Journal of Forest and Environmental Science [산림과학연구]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  2288-9744

• eISSN

  2288-9752

• 수록기간

  1981~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 526 DDC 634