School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2009 Dec;24(12):659-69. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.06.009. Epub 2009 Sep 10.
Linear infrastructure such as roads, highways, power lines and gas lines are omnipresent features of human activity and are rapidly expanding in the tropics. Tropical species are especially vulnerable to such infrastructure because they include many ecological specialists that avoid even narrow (<30-m wide) clearings and forest edges, as well as other species that are susceptible to road kill, predation or hunting by humans near roads. In addition, roads have a major role in opening up forested tropical regions to destructive colonization and exploitation. Here, we synthesize existing research on the impacts of roads and other linear clearings on tropical rainforests, and assert that such impacts are often qualitatively and quantitatively different in tropical forests than in other ecosystems. We also highlight practical measures to reduce the negative impacts of roads and other linear infrastructure on tropical species.
线性基础设施，如道路、高速公路、输电线和燃气管线，是人类活动无处不在的特征，并且在热带地区迅速扩张。热带物种尤其容易受到此类基础设施的影响，因为它们包括许多生态专家，这些专家甚至会避开狭窄的（<30 米宽）空地和森林边缘，以及其他容易受到道路杀戮、捕食或人类在道路附近狩猎的物种。此外，道路在开辟森林热带地区进行破坏性殖民和开发方面发挥了重要作用。在这里，我们综合了现有的关于道路和其他线性空地对热带雨林影响的研究，并断言，这种影响在热带森林中往往在质和量上都与其他生态系统不同。我们还强调了减少道路和其他线性基础设施对热带物种负面影响的实际措施。
