Railway ecology

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides a unique overview of the impacts of railways on biodiversity, integrating the existing knowledge on the ecological effects of railways on wildlife, identifying major knowledge gaps and research directions and presenting the emerg...

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Other Authors Borda-de-Água, Luís (Editor), Barrientos, Rafael (Editor), Beja, Pedro (Editor), Pereira, Henrique M. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Ecology.
Railroads > Environmental aspects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319574967
9783319574950
9783642546778
9783642546785
Physical Description1 online resource (xxx, 320 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1.- Introduction
  • 1. Railway Ecology
  • 2. Wildlife Mortality in Railways
  • 3. Railways as Barriers for Wildlife: Current Knowledge and Future Steps
  • Part 2. Introduction
  • Case Studies
  • Conclusions
  • What's Next? Railway Ecology in the 21st Century.

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