Open AccessResearch on Animal Corridor Setting in Desert and Gobi Area
Author(s) -
Gang Zhou,
Shanshan Shao,
Xiaomin Wu,
Yuan Xiao Zhu,
Hongfeng Zhang,
Zhaoming Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/358/2/022066
Subject(s) - equus , wildlife , beijing , water source , geography , environmental science , vegetation (pathology) , donkey , hydrology (agriculture) , physical geography , ecology , water resource management , engineering , archaeology , china , biology , medicine , geotechnical engineering , pathology
This paper, the authors take the design of wildlife corridor from Mingshui to Hami section of national expressway from Beijing to Urumqi as an example. The types, living habits and activity rules of local wildlife are analysed. The distribution of vegetation and water source along the highway was investigated, and the distribution of water source was taken as an important basis for the location selection of animal corridor. Considering the dry climate and strong wind along the route, the type of animal corridor is determined to be the underpass. Comparing with the utilization effect of Equus hemionus corridor on Qinghai-Tibet railway, the requirement that the clearance height of Mongolian wild donkey passage at Mingha high speed is more than 3.5 meters is put forward.