Railway Ecology

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 in...

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Main Author: Rafael Barrientos (auth)
Other Authors: Pedro Beja (auth), Luís Borda-de-Água (auth), Henrique Miguel Pereira (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer Nature 2017
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