Railway Ecology
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Beschreibung
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 emerging field of railway ecology.
The book is divided into two major parts: Part one offers a general review of the major conceptual and theoretical principles of railway ecology. The chapters consider the impacts of railways on wildlife populations and concentrate on four major topics: mortality, barrier effects, species invasions and disturbances (ranging from noise to chemical pollution). Part two focuses on a number of case studies from Europe, Asia and North America written by an international group of experts.
Provides a unique overview of the impacts of railways on biodiversity
Presents international case studies on wildlife populations in Europe, Asia, and North America
Demonstrates how railway ecology plays a major role in transport systems and reducing carbon footprints
Provides a unique overview of the impacts of railways on biodiversity Presents international case studies on wildlife populations in Europe, Asia, and North America Demonstrates how railway ecology plays a major role in transport systems and reducing carbon footprints Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Luís Borda-de-Água
Themen in »Railway Ecology«
Railroad ecology Railway ecology and carbon footprints Environmental impacts of railways Railway transportation and impacts on wildlife Landscape planning and railway engineering Efficiency and sustainability of transportation Railways and biodiversity Animal casualties on rails Open Access urban geography and urbanism
Stimmen zu »Railway Ecology«
“Railway Ecology is well written and provides the reader with an interesting, succinct description of the current state of knowledge concerning railway ecology. ... I highly recommend this book for those interested in the effects of any type of linear infrastructure.” (Sean P. Boyle, Biological Conversation, January, 2018)
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