Aerial view of Herpetoduct Elspeetsche Heide. Photo: S. Jansen. Draufsicht auf das Herpetodukt Elspeetsche Heide.  

Aerial view of Herpetoduct Elspeetsche Heide. Photo: S. Jansen. Draufsicht auf das Herpetodukt Elspeetsche Heide.  

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A loss of habitat connectivity is often caused by roads. In order to mitigate isolation effects crossing structures such as culverts are frequently used. Because herpetofauna in particular is vulnerable to the negative aspects of habitat fragmentation, functioning crossing structures are of utmost importance. However, little is known about their us...

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... During the last ten years a significant number of publications appeared on the management veengebieden voor reptielen, waaronder de adder. Een reeks van aanbevolen literatuur omvat: Lenders et al. (2002), Strijbosch (2002), Lenders (2004), Stumpel (2004), Van Uchelen (2006), Van Delft (2009) (Struijk, 2011;Struijk et al., 2014). ...
... In the meantime, a lot of knowledge and experiences about construction and layout of reptile passages and ecoducts has been collected. Use by adders, of the well-constructed and suitably designed tunnels in the nature reserves Drents Friese Wold, the Fochteloerveen, and on the Elspeet Heathland, has been documented (Struijk, 2011;Struijk et al., 2014). ...
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