Ecosystem service provision by road verges

A global examination on the differential impacts of roadsides on native vs. exotic and weedy plant species

(2019) Adrián Lázaro-Lobo et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Road verges support pollinators in agricultural landscapes, but are diminished by heavy traffic and summer cutting

(2019) Benjamin B. Phillips et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Rights-of-way: a potential conservation resource

(2018) Mary M Gardiner et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Urban soils as hot spots of anthropogenic carbon accumulation: Review of stocks, mechanisms and driving factors

(2018) Viacheslav Vasenev et al.   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT

Effect of native habitat on the cooling ability of six nursery-grown tree species and cultivars for future roadside plantings

(2018) Laura Myrtiá Faní Stratópoulos et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

The influence of spatial configuration of green areas on microclimate and thermal comfort

(2018) Sahar Sodoudi et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Restoring Brazil's road margins could help the country offset its CO 2 emissions and comply with the Bonn and Paris Agreements

(2018) G.W. Fernandes et al.   Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation

Analysis of swale factors implicated in pollutant removal efficiency using a swale database

(2018) Alexandre Fardel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Human-Mediated Dispersal and the Rewiring of Spatial Networks

(2018) James M. Bullock et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Optimising UK urban road verge contributions to biodiversity and ecosystem services with cost-effective management

(2017) Odhran S. O'Sullivan et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Influence of the vegetative cover on the fate of trace metals in retention systems simulating roadside infiltration swales

(2017) M.C. Leroy et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Roadside vegetation design characteristics that can improve local, near-road air quality

(2017) Richard Baldauf   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Understanding biodiversity-ecosystem service relationships in urban areas: A comprehensive literature review

(2017) Nina Schwarz et al.   Ecosystem Services

Energy recovery from grass of urban roadside verges by anaerobic digestion and combustion after pre-processing

(2016) Meike Piepenschneider et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Health and climate related ecosystem services provided by street trees in the urban environment

(2016) Jennifer A. Salmond et al.   Environmental Health

Toward livable and healthy urban streets: Roadside vegetation provides ecosystem services where people live and move

(2016) Ina Säumel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Can anthropogenic linear gaps increase plant abundance and diversity?

(2016) Alberto Suárez-Esteban et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status

(2016) Pierre L. Ibisch et al.   SCIENCE

Potential of temperate agricultural soils for carbon sequestration: A meta-analysis of land-use effects

(2016) Immo Kämpf et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of Vegetation Management on Vegetated Roadsides and Their Performance as a Low-Impact Development Practice for Linear Transportation Infrastructure

(2016) Derek Henderson et al.   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD

Passive methods for improving air quality in the built environment: A review of porous and solid barriers

(2015) John Gallagher et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Review on urban vegetation and particle air pollution – Deposition and dispersion

(2015) Sara Janhäll   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Estimating the potential of roadside vegetation for bioenergy production

(2015) Alexey Voinov et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Reframing landscape fragmentation's effects on ecosystem services

(2015) Matthew G.E. Mitchell et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Landscape structure affects activity density, body size and fecundity of Pardosa wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) in winter oilseed rape

(2014) Thomas DRAPELA et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY

A global strategy for road building

(2014) William F. Laurance et al.   NATURE

Can roads, railways and related structures have positive effects on birds? – A review

(2014) Federico Morelli et al.   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

The capacity of roadside vegetated filter strips and swales to sequester carbon

(2013) Natalie R. Bouchard et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Linking Landscape Connectivity and Ecosystem Service Provision: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

(2013) Matthew G. E. Mitchell et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Visual characteristics of roads: A literature review of people’s perception and Norwegian design practice

(2013) Christina Blumentrath et al.   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE

Classifying and valuing ecosystem services for urban planning

(2012) Erik Gómez-Baggethun et al.   ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS

Public Perception and Sustainable Management Strategies for Roadside Vegetation

(2012) Anne Lucey et al.   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD

Spillover of functionally important organisms between managed and natural habitats

(2011) Eleanor J. Blitzer et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Landscape structure influences pollinator movements and directly affects plant reproductive success

(2011) Louise Cranmer et al.   OIKOS

A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World's Forests

(2011) Y. Pan et al.   SCIENCE

Roadside vegetation: estimation and potential for carbon sequestration

(2010) AM Da Silva et al.   iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry

Do wooded streets provide connectivity for bats in an urban landscape?

(2009) Monik Oprea et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Optimizing grassland management for flower-visiting insects in roadside verges

(2009) Jinze Noordijk et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

How do landscape composition and configuration, organic farming and fallow strips affect the diversity of bees, wasps and their parasitoids?

(2009) Andrea Holzschuh et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Factors affecting the permeability of transportation and riparian corridors to the movements of songbirds in an urban landscape

(2009) Marie A. Tremblay et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

The contribution of roadside grassland restorations to native bee conservation

(2008) Jennifer L. Hopwood   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Spider assemblages in winter oilseed rape affected by landscape and site factors

(2008) Thomas Drapela et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Enhanced pest control in cabbage crops near forest in The Netherlands

(2008) F. J. J. A. Bianchi et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Functional group diversity of bee pollinators increases crop yield

(2008) P. Hoehn et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES