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Figure captions

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Figure 1. Three overpasses we monitored. Left upper is pass for wildlife use (B1), right

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pictures show passes for human activity (B2 and B3).

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Figure 2. Study area. Black squares numbered B1, B2 and B3 shows three bridge

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location. Gray area shows forest area.

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Figure 3. Seasonal changes of the frequency used by common three middle sized

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mammals in three bridges

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Table 1. Occurrence and absence of wild mammals on each bridge

Red

fox

Raccoon

dog

Least

weasel

Sika

deer

B1

Eurasian red

Squirrel

B2

B3

Site

Raccoon

261

262

10

Sable

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Table 2. Species detected on three bridges and used frequency

Species

Site

Eurasian red

squirrel

B1

Raccoon

Red fox

Raccoon dog

Sable

Least weasel

Sika deer

Dog

Cat

Bird

Unknown

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

Number of use / month

Mean

SD

Range

1.42

2.68

4.33

4.67

1.58

9.33

12.00

10.67

2.50

3.50

1.25

0.08

0.08

0.92

0.25

0.58

0.17

0.08

0.17

0.50

0.17

0.25

1.08

0.33

5.17

5.08

3.75

0-9

4.54

5.74

2.39

10.18

13.78

7.88

2.94

3.63

3.14

0.29

0-15

0-20

0-8

0-30

1-39

2-23

0-9

0-11

0-11

0-1

0.29

0-1

1.56

0.62

1.24

0.58

0.29

0.39

1.00

0.39

0.62

1.98

0.49

6.13

7.33

6.84

264

265

11

0-4

0-2

0-4

0-2

0-1

0-1

0-3

0-2

0-1

0-5

0-1

0-22

0-26

0-24

B1

B2

B3

Figure 1. Three overpasses we monitored. Left upper is pass for wildlife use (B1), right

pictures show passes for human activity (B2 and B3).

Figure 2. Study area. Black squares numbered B1, B2 and B3 shows three bridge

location. Gray area shows forest area.

B1

70

B2

B3

60

Number of photos

50

40

30

20

10

Figure 3. Seasonal changes of the frequency used by common three middle sized

mammals in three bridges

December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January

Species

Eurasian red squirrel

Raccoon

Red fox

Raccoon dog

Sable

Least weasel

Sika deer

Dog

Cat

Bird

Unknown

Site

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

B1

B2

B3

Number of use / month

Mean

SD

Range

1.42

2.68

0-9

4.33

4.54

0-15

4.67

5.74

0-20

1.58

2.39

0-8

9.33

10.18

0-30

12.00

13.78

1-39

10.67

7.88

2-23

2.50

2.94

0-9

3.50

3.63

0-11

1.25

3.14

0-11

0.08

0.29

0-1

0.08

0.29

0-1

0.92

1.56

0-4

0.25

0.62

0-2

0.58

1.24

0-4

0.17

0.58

0-2

0.08

0.29

0-1

0.17

0.39

0-1

0.50

1.00

0-3

0.17

0.39

0-2

0.25

0.62

0-1

1.08

1.98

0-5

0.33

0.49

0-1

5.17

6.13

0-22

5.08

7.33

0-26

3.75

6.84

0-24

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