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Book of Abstracts – Pdf 5.0Mo IENE 2018 Abstractbook International Conference Crossing borders for a greener and sustainable transport infrastructure ABSTRACT BOOK September 10-14, 2018 Eindhoven, The Netherlands CONTENTS Welcome �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1 Conference organisers ��������������������������������������������������������������������2 Part 1: Abstracts Keynotes ������������������������������������������������������������3 Part 2: Abstracts Full presentations �����������������������������������������7 Part 3: Abstracts Lightning talks ��������������������������������������������69 Part 4: Abstracts Poster presentations ����������������������������� 165 Part 5: Abstracts Workshops �������������������������������������������������� 247 Author Index ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 271 More information about the IENE 2018 International Conference: www.iene2018.info For specific questions about the conference, contact us through: [email protected] More information about IENE and the activities of the network: www.iene.info For specific questions about IENE, contact the secretariat through: [email protected] Do you want to become a member of IENE? Visit: www.iene.info/become-a-member COLOPHON IENE 2018 International Conference – Abstract book Editor: Edgar van der Grift, Wageningen Environmental Research, Netherlands Publisher: IENE Translation services: MOSOM Layout and design: Studio Nico Swanink Printing: DPP, Houten ISBN 978-91-639-8714-4 © 2018 This Abstrackt book can also be downloaded through: www�iene2018�info WELCOME “Crossing borders for a greener and sustainable transport infrastructure” The Organization Committee chose It all comes down to connectivity� The Committee and IENE 2018 Program for “Crossing borders…” as a central IENE international conferences are a Committee we are very proud with the theme of IENE 2018, because this is perfect platform to get connected, to state of the art input of so many pro- what habitat defragmentation is all exchange the current state of research, fessionals working on transportation about, both literally and figurative- knowledge and practical experience ecology from all over the world� We are ly� It is impossible to establish and between the sectors of environment happy to welcome participants maintain sustainable populations and transport, between scientists and from literally all corners of the globe; of flora and fauna without crossing practitioners to gain new insights and from Canada to Australia and from any borders, particularly where these learn new ways of working� Brazil to Japan� populations are divided by transport infrastructure� In a world that is changing faster than It is hopeful to see so many borders ever, using a platform like the IENE inter- are already crossed so far� We sincerely Cross-sectoral cooperation and collab- national conferences is only natural� By hope that you will have an inspiring oration between experts of different connecting research and practical ex- time during the IENE 2018 Internation- disciplines is also essential in this re- periences we are better able to prevent, al Conference and that you will add spect and an example of crossing bor- mitigate and compensate the impacts lots of people to both your profes- ders� This often means leaving behind of the fast growing networks of trans- sional and personal network� Not only one’s own familiar way of working and port infrastructure, and in such a way people in your own field of expertise thinking� The IENE 2018 International that it can contribute to halt the decline but especially professionals in other Conference aims to take a step in this of biodiversity worldwide� Economics disciplines who can provide you with direction by giving more attention to and ecology should not paralyze each new insights that will help you make ecological engineering and providing other, but find their synergy� your own work more effective� architects, engineers, contractors, and designers the opportunity to present As the chairmen of the IENE Steering Be inspired, be connected! their vision and expertise� Committee, IENE 2018 Organization Enjoy IENE 2018! Adam Hofland Edgar van der Grift Anders Sjölund Rijkswaterstaat, Dutch Ministry of Infra- Wageningen University and Research Swedish Transport Administration structure and Water Management Chair Program Committee Chair IENE Steering Committee Chair Organisation Committee 1 CONFERENCE ORGANISERS IENE 2018 is made possible by the following host organisations: Organisation Committee Ministry of Infrastructure Adam Hofland (chair), Rijkswaterstaat, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water and Water Management Management (Netherlands) Camiel Meijneken, ProRail (Netherlands) Katja Claus, Vlaamse Overheid, Departement Omgeving (Belgium) Marleen Moelants, Vlaamse Overheid, Agentschap Wegen & Verkeer (Belgium) Gerlies Nap, Provincie Noord-Holland (Netherlands) Wiel Poelmans, Provincie Noord-Brabant (Netherlands) Program Committee Edgar van der Grift (chair), Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands) Andreas Seiler, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden) Clara Grilo, Federal University of Lavras (Brazil) Rodney van der Ree, Ecology and Infrastructure International Pty Ltd (Australia) Marcel Huijser, Western Transportation Institute (USA) IENE Steering Committee Anders Sjölund (chair), Swedish Transport Administration (Sweden) Adam Hofland, Rijkswaterstaat, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (The Netherlands) Andreas Seiler, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden) Carme Rosell, Minuartia wildlife consultancy (Spain) Elke Hahn, Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (Austria) Lazaros Georgiadis, Biologist and Environmental consultant (Greece) Marita Böttcher, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Germany) Tony Sangwine, Highways England (UK) Yannick Autret, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (France) Technical support group PINO Communicatie, Evenementen en Congressen (Netherlands); www�pino�nl Lourien Verweij, PINO (Netherlands) Pieter Schure, PINO (Netherlands) Isabelle Cleusters, PINO (Netherlands) 2 PART 1 ABSTRACTS KEYNOTES 3 ABSTRACTSPART 1 ABSTRACTS KEYNOTES KEYNOTES Connecting the dots to re-connect Ignace Schops ourselves Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland, Belgium, Ignace@rlkm�be For thousands of years, we have depended on the vital services of the ecosystems of our planet� Since we entered the era of the Anthropocene our increasing ecolog- ical footprint is causing severe problems� The effects of Climate Change and loos of Biodiversity are daily reminders that the diversity and the variety of life are falling apart� We are losing our comfort zone! So we need to change the system� We need to reflect, rethink and harmonise our behaviour and our relationship with the plan- etary boundaries and translate them into a language everybody can understand to join the essential change� Following nature’s design� In a densely populated region like North-western Europe, we face many problems due to fragmentation� We lack real connectivity: for men as well as for species� The way we harmonise transporta- tion and nature can direct us towards a sustainable future� Is it possible to connect the dots and re-connect us? Yes, we can! 4 The impact of infrastructure lighting: Spectrum dependent effects on Kamiel Spoelstra1, Roy H. A. van behaviour and density of species in Grunsven2, Maurice Donners3, Elmar M. Veenendaal4, Frank natural habitat Berendse5 and Marcel E. Visser6 1 Netherlands Institute of Ecology The presence of light along infrastructure is a significant challenge for ecosystems� (NIOO-KNAW), Department of The illumination of roads has shown a dramatic increase over the last decades Animal Ecology, Netherlands, and will continue to increase� Evidence showing the negative impact of artificial K�Spoelstra@nioo�knaw�nl light at night on species and ecosystems is accumulating: effects vary from direct mortality to the disruption of species’ natural behaviour� The impact of light may 2 Wageningen University, be particularly severe for insects, rodents, bats, and amphibians as these species Nature Conservation and Plant strongly depend on darkness� Illumination along roads potentially amplifies effects Ecology Group, Netherlands, as linear lighting structures may block corridors in the landscape� Until recently, royvangrunsven@gmail�com knowledge on the impact of light on species and ecosystems was limited to the short-term effects, often observed near existing illumination� In addition, little 3 Philips Research, Netherlands, information was available on the impact of different light spectra� Such knowledge Maurice�Donners@philips�com is particularly necessary as the current transition from traditional light sources to LED lighting allows for custom spectral adaptation, which opens up the possibility 4 Wageningen University, Nature to mitigate the impact of light by colour� In a collective effort to assess the long- Conservation and Plant Ecology term impact of different light colours, we have set up several experimental studies Group, Netherlands, Elmar� including a unique long-term monitoring project� We experiment with illuminating Veenendaal@wur�nl a natural forest edge habitat with white, green (bluer with less red) and red (with more red and less blue) light at eight different locations in the Netherlands� The 5 Wageningen University, Nature setup is a lifelike representation of countryside road illumination,
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