Analysing the road verges as ecological assets - BIodiversity as company

Using GIS-analysis in identifying valuable habitats on slopes of Finnish traffic network Certain built up or otherwise strongly modified environments may be significant for preserving species in endangered natural habitats. These habitats may serve as refuges for endangered species – spaces where they can spread back to their natural environments. These compensatory habitats may serve as a complement to natural habitat protection. Road and railway verges, normally being open, well-lighted and regularly mown areas are potential habitats for grassland species adapted to continuous disturbance. Semi-natural grasslands as well as dry exposed esker habitats constitute a threatened, declining hab…