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UNINA9910791654303321 |
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Safe passage : highways, wildlife, and habitat connectivity / / editors, Jon P. Beckmann [et al.] |
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Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 396 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animals - Effect of roads on |
Habitat conservation |
Roads - Environmental aspects |
Wildlife crossings |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-385) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Preface ""; ""Part 1: Current Practices ""; ""Chapter 1: Connecting Wildlife Population in Fractured Landscapes, Jon P. Beckmann and Jodi A. Hilty""; ""Chapter 2: Wildlife Crossing Structures, Fencing, and Other Highway Design Considerations, Anthony P. Clevenger and Adam T. Ford ""; ""Chapter 3: Reducing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions, Marcel P. Huijser and Pat T. McGowen ""; ""Chapter 4: Safe Passages for Fish and Other Aquatic Species, Matthew D. Blank "" |
""Part II: Ecologically Effective Transportation Plans and Projects"" ""Chapter 5: An Eco-Logical Approach to Transportation Project Delivery in Montana, Amanda Hardy and Deb Wambach ""; ""Chapter 6: Improving Conservationists' Participation, Patricia A. White ""; ""Part III: Effective Partnerships""; ""Chapter 7: The Banff Wildlife Crossings Project: An International Public-Private Partnership, Adam T. Ford, Anthony P. Clevenger, and Kathy Rettie ""; ""Chapter 8: Reconstruction of U.S. Highway 93: Collaboration between Three Governments, Dale M. Becker and Patrick B. Basting "" |
""Chapter 9: Citizens, the Conservation Community, and Key Agency Personnel: Prerequisites for Success, Mark L. Watson and Kurt A. Menke |
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""""Chapter 10: The I-75 Project: Lessons from the Florida Panther, Deborah Jansen, Krista Sherwood, and Elizabeth Fleming ""; ""Chapter 11: Wildlife Underpasses on U.S. 64 in North Carolina: Integrating Management and Science Objectives, Mark D. Jones, Frank T. van Manen, Travis W. Wilson, and David R. Cox "" |
""Chapter 12: Strategic Wildlife Conservation and Transportation Planning: The Vermont Experience, John M. Austin, Chris Slesar, and Forrest M. Hammond """"Chapter 13: Arizona State Route 260: Promoting Wildlife Permeability, Highway Safety, and Agency Cultural Change, Norris L. Dodd and Jeffrey W. Gagnon ""; ""Part IV: Effective Innovations""; ""Chapter 14: A Local Community Monitors Wildlife along a Major Transportation Corridor, Tracy Lee, Michael Quinn, and Danah Duke "" |
""Chapter 15: The Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and Regional Transportation Authority: Citizen Support for Habitat Connectivity and Highway Mitigation, Carolyn Campbell and Kathleen Kennedy """"Chapter 16: Current and Developing Technologies in Highway-Wildlife Mitigation: Marcel P. Huijser, Doug E. Galarus, and Angela V. Kociolek ""; ""Chapter 17: The Way Forward: Twenty-first Century Roads and Wildlife Connectivity, Jodi A. Hilty, Jon P. Beckmann, Anthony P. Clevenger, and Marcel P. Huijser ""; ""Contributors ""; ""Literature Cited ""; ""Index "" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Safe Passages brings together in a single volume the latest information on the emerging science of road ecology as it relates to mitigating interactions between roads and wildlife. This practical handbook of tools and examples is designed to assist individuals and organizations thinking about or working toward reducing road-wildlife impacts. |
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