Definition: Threats from long narrow transport corridors and the vehicles that use them including associated wildlife mortality
Exposition: This class includes transportation corridors outside of human settlements and industrial developments. These corridors create specific stresses to biodiversity including especially fragmentation of habitats and lead to other threats including farms, invasive species, and poachers.
4.1 Roads & Railroads
Definition: Surface transport on roadways and dedicated tracks
Exposition: Off-road vehicles are treated in the appropriate category in 6. Human Intrusions & Disturbance. If there are small roads associated with a major utility line, they belong in 4.2 Utility & Service Lines.
Examples:
highways
secondary roads
primitive roads
logging roads
bridges & causeways
road kill
fencing associated with roads
freight/passenger/mining railroads
4.2 Utility & Service Lines
Definition: Transport of energy & resources
Exposition: Cell phone and other communication towers connected by small access roads belong here. If there are small utility lines using a road right of way, they belong in 4.1 Roads & Railroads. Oil spills from pipelines should go in 9.2 Industrial & Military Effluents.
Examples:
electrical & phone wires
aqueducts
oil & gas pipelines
electrocution of wildlife
4.3 Shipping Lanes
Definition: Transport on and in freshwater and ocean waterways
Exposition: This category includes dredging and other activities that maintain shipping lanes. Anchor damage from dive boats belongs in 6.1 Recreational Activities.
4 Transportation & Service Corridors
Definition: Threats from long narrow transport corridors and the vehicles that use them including associated wildlife mortality
Exposition: This class includes transportation corridors outside of human settlements and industrial developments. These corridors create specific stresses to biodiversity including especially fragmentation of habitats and lead to other threats including farms, invasive species, and poachers.
4.1 Roads & Railroads
Definition: Surface transport on roadways and dedicated tracks
Exposition: Off-road vehicles are treated in the appropriate category in 6. Human Intrusions & Disturbance. If there are small roads associated with a major utility line, they belong in 4.2 Utility & Service Lines.
Examples:
4.2 Utility & Service Lines
Definition: Transport of energy & resources
Exposition: Cell phone and other communication towers connected by small access roads belong here. If there are small utility lines using a road right of way, they belong in 4.1 Roads & Railroads. Oil spills from pipelines should go in 9.2 Industrial & Military Effluents.
Examples:
4.3 Shipping Lanes
Definition: Transport on and in freshwater and ocean waterways
Exposition: This category includes dredging and other activities that maintain shipping lanes. Anchor damage from dive boats belongs in 6.1 Recreational Activities.
Examples:
4.4 Flight Paths
Definition: Air and space transport
Exposition: Airports fall into 1.2 Commercial & Industrial Areas.
Examples: