Description
Book SynopsisConceptual and practical, this book will influence the next decade or more of road design in ecologically sensitive areas and should prevent countless unnecessary wildlife fatalities.
Trade ReviewRoad kills seriously affect some animal populations, and this book should be required reading for high school and college students, faculty, and general readers. CHOICE Reviews A primary goal of the editors is to broaden the reader's view of road impacts on small animals by providing the ecological context within which the public infrastructure (roads, bridges, etc.) functions... The book is a call to action for researchers, engineers, landscape planners, and others involved with road ecology to collaborate... to reach common goals. Herpetological Review University researchers, government agencies involved in transportation issues, land managers, conservation biologists, and anyone concerned with the losses to herpetofauna and small mammals because of roads will find this volume to be an important and insightful resource. Quarterly Review of Biology
Table of ContentsList of Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. A History of Small Animal Road Ecology
Chapter 2. Natural History and Physiological Characteristics of Small Animals in Relation to Roads
Chapter 3. Direct Effects of Roads on Small Animal Populations
Chapter 4. Road Effects on Habitat Quality for Small Animals
Chapter 5. Engaging the Public in the Transportation Planning Process
Chapter 6. The Current Planning and Design Process
Chapter 7. Sources of Funding
Practical Example 1
Chapter 8. Planning and Designing Mitigation of Road Effects on Small Animals
Chapter 9. Mitigating Road Effects on Small Animals
Chapter 10. Modifying Structures on Existing Roads to Enhance Wildlife Passage
Chapter 11. Construction and Maintenance
Chapter 12. Monitoring Road Effects and Mitigation Measures and Applying Adaptive Management
Practical Example 2
Chapter 13. The Road Ahead
Index
