Routeway Ecologies
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- Created on: 30-01-17 16:29
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- Routeway Ecologies
- Side Notes
- Fast moving vehicles create strong gusts of wind, dispersing seeds along the route way (E.G. Oxford Ragwort)
- They can act as wildlife corridors
- Roads and Motorways
- Exhaust fumes are rich in Nitrogen, may encourage growth of wildflowers
- Increases presence of insects and other animals that feed off of them
- Embankments act as habitats (E.G. Scavenging birds)
- Often steep to limit noise pollution on nearby farms or in nearby towns
- Intentionally planted to bind the soil (E.G. with Hazel or Willow)
- Often steep to limit noise pollution on nearby farms or in nearby towns
- Management can reduce the amount of wildflowers (E.G. Mowing)
- Highways Agency planted 1.8 billion Rowan trees various grasses to create habitats alongside motorways (E.G. For mice)
- Road kill presents easy food sources on the side of roads for birds of prey (E.G Kestrels on the M4 Corridor)
- Exhaust fumes are rich in Nitrogen, may encourage growth of wildflowers
- Canals
- Attract various things as they're one long pond essentially
- Water fowl (E.G. Ducks)
- Water loving insects (E.G. Dragonflies)
- Aquatic plants (E.G. Yellow Flag Iris)
- Human interaction along pathways (E.G. Footpath erosion, cutting back brambles)
- Minimal interference on water except for canal boats
- Attract various things as they're one long pond essentially
- Railways
- Enables animals to move around the city safely
- Limited human interaction as tracks are fenced off
- Attracts wildlife (E.G. badgers and urban foxes)
- Brambles becomes nesting sites for birds
- Limited interaction allows species like Foxglove to establish themselves through seed dispersal
- Example of restricted maintenance: Network Rail
- Vegetation between the tracks is cleared to keep signals clear and railways safe(Deflects succession)
- Leaf mulch and trees near tracks are removed in autumn to make tracks safer and not slippery
- Removes nutrients from the nutrient cycle
- Less vegetation = less interception - increased flood risk
- Side Notes
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