Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates and small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta-analysis Sean Patterson, Lenore Fahrig, Jochen A. G. Jaeger, Oriana Meek‐Sauriol, Fernanda Z. Teixeira, et al. Journal of Applied Ecology, 2025 In a previous meta‐analysis, mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates and large body sizes were found to respond most negatively to roads. However, due to correlations among these traits, it is not known whether these responses were due to a subset or all three traits. We conducted a multiple meta‐regression of the effects of species traits on mammal responses to roads, using data from 92 studies, to determine whether an analysis with a larger sample size and controlling for correlations among traits will support the previous findings. The results reinforce the findings that mammals with larger home ranges and lower reproductive rates respond more negatively to roads. Surprisingly, we found that when controlling for the effects of home range size and reproductive rate, larger mammals respond less negatively to roads than smaller mammals. We speculate that the positive effect of body size is due to driver avoidance of collisions with larger mammals and/or differences in road attraction and car avoidance behaviours of larger versus smaller species that allow larger mammals to extract benefits of roads while avoiding oncoming vehicles We also found high variability of individual responses to roads, above what could be explained by the species traits model, most likely due to site‐ and/or species‐specific characteristics. Synthesis and applications. Road mitigation for mammals should ideally be informed by site‐level knowledge and generally involve prioritizing species with the combination of larger home ranges, lower reproductive rates and smaller body sizes. To protect these vulnerable mammals from roads, we should maintain low road densities and instal small‐mesh mitigation fencing along roads. This differs from current road mitigation efforts which are typically targeted towards large mammals (e.g. large‐mesh fencing along roads) and are often ineffective for smaller mammals.
IUCN’S LEADERSHIP IN ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION THROUGH INTEGRATED SCIENCE, POLICY AND PRACTICE Aaron T. Laur, Annika T.H. Keeley, Fernanda Z. Teixeira, Jamie Faselt, Gabriel Oppler, et al. Parks, 2025 As the countermeasure to fragmentation, ecological connectivity conservation is a comprehensive strategy to save biodiversity, increase resilience to climate change and benefit people across lands and waters. Building on strong science, policy and practice, the World Commission on Protected Areas’ Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group (CCSG) released IUCN Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors. Available in six languages, the Guidelines provide consistent information to conserve ecological connectivity, especially to support achieving the “well-connected” element of Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. To better meet area- and species-based goals at larger scales, the Guidelines provide leading definitions, recommend formal recognition of “ecological corridors” as critical building blocks of “ecological networks” and provide principles and requirements for ecological corridors. They serve as the key resource for standardising multilater
Mining threats in high-level biodiversity conservation policies Aurora Torres, Sophus O. S. E. zu Ermgassen, Laetitia M. Navarro, Francisco Ferri‐Yanez, Fernanda Z. Teixeira, et al. Conservation Biology, 2024 Amid a global infrastructure boom, there is increasing recognition of the ecological impacts of the extraction and consumption of construction minerals, mainly processed as concrete, including significant and expanding threats to global biodiversity. We investigated how high‐level national and international biodiversity conservation policies address mining threats, with a special focus on construction minerals. We conducted a review and quantified the degree to which threats from mining these minerals are addressed in biodiversity goals and targets under the 2011–2020 and post‐2020 biodiversity strategies, national biodiversity strategies and action plans, and the assessments of the Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Mining appeared rarely in national targets but more frequently in national strategies. Yet, in most countries, it was superficially addressed. Coverage of aggregates mining was greater than coverage of limestone mining. We outline 8 key components, tailored for a wide range of actors, to effectively mainstream biodiversity conservation into the extractive, infrastructure, and construction sectors. Actions include improving reporting and monitoring systems, enhancing the evidence base around mining impacts on biodiversity, and modifying the behavior of financial agents and businesses. Implementing these measures could pave the way for a more sustainable approach to construction mineral use and safeguard biodiversity.
Wildlife road crossings: a mechanistic trait-and landscape-based model BT Dasoler, FZ Teixeira, A Kindel, F Ascensão, V Bastazini Ecological Modelling 516, 111579 , 2026 2026
Experimental evaluation of the use of trenches by chelonians on railways BT Dasoler, T Moreira, A Soller, A Kindel, T Menger, A Ramos, G Rangel, ... Journal for Nature Conservation, 127316 , 2026 2026
Road Ecology in Latin America F Zimmermann Teixeira, AP Clevenger, D Varela, D Araya-Gamboa Road Ecology: Synthesis and Perspectives, 231-241 , 2026 2026
Charting the path ahead: key research priorities. F Ascensão, R Barrientos, A Ford, A Rodriguez, A Sánchez de Miguel, ... Springer Nature , 2026 2026
Increase in the use of crossing structures does not mean a decrease in roadkill numbers BT Dasoler, T Menger, A Kindel, FA da Silva, IC Franceschi, ... Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation , 2026 2026
Mitigation Effectiveness in Road Ecology F Zimmermann Teixeira, T Rytwinski, R van der Ree, EA van der Grift, ... Road Ecology: Synthesis and Perspectives, 337-347 , 2026 2026
Walking, Flying, and Gliding Over Roads: The Impacts of Roads on Mammals M Bhardwaj, W Collinson, F Zimmermann Teixeira Road Ecology: Synthesis and Perspectives, 325-334 , 2026 2026
Charting the Path Ahead: Key Research Priorities in Road Ecology F Ascensão, R Barrientos, A Ford, A Rodriguez, A Sánchez de Miguel, ... Road Ecology: Synthesis and Perspectives, 519-539 , 2026 2026
Effectiveness of Crossing Structures for Wildlife on Two Roads Associated with Biological Corridors in Costa Rica FZ Teixeira, D Araya-Gamboa, SG Acuña, IP Coelho, YA Jiménez, ... Inter-American Development Bank , 2026 2026
Domestic work platforms in the Global South: A state-of-the-art review and lessons from Mexico F Teixeira Gender and Intersectional Inequalities in the Platform Economy, 145-167 , 2026 2026
Assessing Road Impacts and Mitigation Options for Wildlife in Kafue National Park and the Greater Kafue Ecosystem, Zambia FZ Teixeira, K Deuel, T Creech, M Parker, M Butynski, C Sun, MS Becker, ... 2025
Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates and small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta‐analysis S Patterson, L Fahrig, JAG Jaeger, O Meek‐Sauriol, FZ Teixeira, A Torres, ... Journal of Applied Ecology 62 (12), 3227-3239 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
De positie van vrouwen van niet-EU-herkomst op de Belgische arbeidsmarkt N Deschacht, S Vujic, F Teixeira Instituut voor de Gelijkheid van Vrouwen en Mannen , 2025 2025
Behavior and safety in the use of canopy bridges by howler monkeys in an experimental environment P Dias, FZ Teixeira, VHC Ferrugem, IF Vivian, MM de Assis Jardim Applied Animal Behaviour Science 290, 106696 , 2025 2025
Population abundance should be an Essential Biodiversity Variable in infrastructure impact assessment R Barrientos, F Ascensão, L Fahrig, FZ Teixeira, M D'Amico Environmental Impact Assessment Review 115, 108021 , 2025 2025 Citations: 11
Workshops to Disseminate the Handbook to Mitigate the Impacts of Roads and Railways on Asian Elephants. FZ Teixeira, N Jayasinghe, SK Tiwari, R Ament, K Yangden, S Wangdi, ... Gajah, 81 , 2025 2025
Reconfiguring control and perpetuating exploitation: digital labour platforms and domestic work in Mexico F Teixeira Labour and Industry 35 (2), 99-119 , 2025 2025
Global South women in the digital labour platforms F Teixeira Research Handbook on Gender, Work and Employment Relations, 334-343 , 2025 2025
Responses of workers' organizations to the COVID‐19 crisis: Intersectional approaches of domestic workers in Mexico F Teixeira Gender, Work & Organization 32 (2), 673-691 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
De positie van vrouwen van niet-EU-herkomst op de Belgische arbeidsmarkt S Vujić, N Deschacht, F Teixeira 2025
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Vertebrate road mortality estimates: Effects of sampling methods and carcass removal FZ Teixeira, AVP Coelho, IB Esperandio, A Kindel Biological Conservation 157, 317-323 , 2013 2013 Citations: 295
When road‐kill hotspots do not indicate the best sites for road‐kill mitigation F Zimmermann Teixeira, A Kindel, SM Hartz, S Mitchell, L Fahrig Journal of Applied Ecology 54 (5), 1544-1551 , 2017 2017 Citations: 150
Anuran road-kills neighboring a peri-urban reserve in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil IP Coelho, FZ Teixeira, P Colombo, AVP Coelho, A Kindel Journal of environmental management 112, 17-26 , 2012 2012 Citations: 146
Canopy bridges as road overpasses for wildlife in urban fragmented landscapes FZ Teixeira, RC Printes, JCG Fagundes, AC Alonso, A Kindel Biota Neotropica 13 (1), 117-123 , 2013 2013 Citations: 133
BRAZIL ROAD‐KILL: a data set of wildlife terrestrial vertebrate road‐kills C Grilo, MR Coimbra, RC Cerqueira, P Barbosa, RAP Dornas, ... Ecology 99 (11), 2625-2625 , 2018 2018 Citations: 108
Are road-kill hotspots coincident among different vertebrate groups?| Os hotsposts de atropelamentos nas estradas são coincidentes entre diferentes grupos de vertebrados? FZ Teixeira, IP Coelho, IB Esperandio, N Rosa Oliveira, F Porto Peter, ... 2013 Citations: 107
Reptile road-kills in Southern Brazil: Composition, hot moments and hotspots LO Gonçalves, DJ Alvares, FZ Teixeira, G Schuck, IP Coelho, ... Science of the total environment 615, 1438-1445 , 2018 2018 Citations: 99
Beware that the lack of wildlife mortality records can mask a serious impact of linear infrastructures F Ascensão, A Kindel, FZ Teixeira, R Barrientos, M D'Amico, ... Global Ecology and Conservation 19, e00661 , 2019 2019 Citations: 95
NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics PM Santos, A Bocchiglieri, AG Chiarello, AP Paglia, A Moreira, ... Ecology 100 (7), e02663 , 2019 2019 Citations: 93
Do wildlife crossing structures mitigate the barrier effect of roads on animal movement? A global assessment K Soanes, T Rytwinski, L Fahrig, MP Huijser, JAG Jaeger, FZ Teixeira, ... Journal of Applied Ecology 61 (3), 417-430 , 2024 2024 Citations: 88
Siriema: road mortality software AVP Coelho, IP Coelho, FT Teixeira, A Kindel User’s manual 2 , 2014 2014 Citations: 72
Road–wildlife mitigation planning can be improved by identifying the patterns and processes associated with wildlife‐vehicle collisions K Gunson, FZ Teixeira Handbook of road ecology, 101-109 , 2015 2015 Citations: 69
Perceived ecosystem services (ES) and ecosystem disservices (EDS) from trees: insights from three case studies in Brazil and France FZ Teixeira, L Bachi, J Blanco, I Zimmermann, I Welle, ... Landscape Ecology 34 (7), 1583-1600 , 2019 2019 Citations: 68
Inference in road ecology research: what we know versus what we think we know FZ Teixeira, T Rytwinski, L Fahrig Biology letters 16 (7), 20200140 , 2020 2020 Citations: 63
An adaptive plan for prioritizing road sections for fencing to reduce animal mortality AG Spanowicz, FZ Teixeira, JAG Jaeger Conservation Biology 34 (5), 1210-1220 , 2020 2020 Citations: 58
Neotropical alien mammals: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics CA Rosa, BR Ribeiro, V Bejarano, FH Puertas, A Bocchiglieri, ... Ecology 101 (11), e03115 , 2020 2020 Citations: 48
Gaps in terrestrial soundscape research: it’s time to focus on tropical wildlife MDA Scarpelli, MC Ribeiro, FZ Teixeira, RJ Young, CP Teixeira Science of the Total Environment 707, 135403 , 2020 2020 Citations: 41
Edge expansion of Araucaria forest over southern Brazilian grasslands relies on nurse plant effect M Carlucci, F Teixeira, F Brum, L Duarte Community Ecology 12 (2), 196-201 , 2011 2011 Citations: 40
The need to improve and integrate science and environmental licensing to mitigate wildlife mortality on roads in Brazil FZ Teixeira, IP Coelho, M Lauxen, IB Esperandio, SM Hartz, A Kindel Tropical Conservation Science 9 (1), 34-42 , 2016 2016 Citations: 34
Conservation opportunities and challenges in Brazil’s roadless and railroad-less areas TR Tisler, FZ Teixeira, RAA Nóbrega Science Advances 8 (9), eabi5548 , 2022 2022 Citations: 32
