Road ecology : synthesis and perspectives /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Other Authors:	D'Amico, Marcello (Editor), Barrientos, Rafael (Editor), Ascensão, Fernando (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer, [2026]
Series:	Fascinating life sciences,
Subjects:	Roadside ecology. Roads > Environmental aspects. Écologie des abords de route. Routes > Aspect de l'environnement. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Part I. Road Impacts : How Roads Affect Ecosystems and Species
Chapter 1. Conceptual Frameworks for Roadkill Risk and Road-Mortality Surveys
Chapter 2. Fatal Attraction and Costly Avoidance: Wildlife Behaviour in a World of Roads
Chapter 3. The Effects of Roads on Wildlife Movement
Chapter 4. Habitat Loss and Fragmentation Due to Roads
Chapter 5. Ecological Impacts of Road Lighting
Chapter 6. Impacts of Traffic Noise on Wildlife
Chapter 7. From Road Pavement to the Climate: Chemical Pollution from Vehicular Traffic
Chapter 8. Roadsides as Novel Ecosystems and Potential Ecological Traps: Reviewing the State of Knowledge
Chapter 9. Vertebrate Glucocorticoid Physiology and Road Ecology
Chapter 10. Highway to Health: Impacts of Roads on Wildlife Health
Chapter 11. Roads and Animal Reproduction
Chapter 12. Road Impacts on Population Persistence
Chapter 13. Impacts of Roads on Animal Evolution
Chapter 14. Road Effects on Species Interactions
Chapter 15. Roadside Habitats : Communities and Ecology
Chapter 16. Roads and Ecosystem Services
Chapter 17. Roads as Drivers of Biological Invasions
Chapter 18. Impacts of Roads on Eco-Hydrology and Geomorphology
Chapter 19. Neutral and Positive Effects of Roads on Animals
Part II. Road Ecology around the World : Regional Accounts Revealing both Common Threads and Unique Challenges
Chapter 20. Road Ecology in Africa: Applying the Discipline for Sustainable Outcomes
Chapter 21. Road Ecology in Asia
Chapter 22. Road Ecology in Europe
Chapter 23. Road Ecology in Latin America
Chapter 24. Road Ecology in North America: Emerging Issues and Ongoing Challenges
Chapter 25. Road Ecology in Oceania
Part III. Road Impacts on Different Organisms : Detailed Treatments for Major Taxonomic Groups
Chapter 26. Road Impacts on Health and Conservation of Plants
Chapter 27. Road Impacts on Insects
Chapter 28. Effects of Roads on Freshwater Fish: Insights on Road Planning and Management
Chapter 29. Amphibian Road Ecology and Mitigation; A Synthesis of Progress and Lingering Unanswered Questions
Chapter 30. Reptiles and Roads: What We Know and What We Need to Learn
Chapter 31. The Impact of Roads on Birds
Chapter 32. Walking, Flying, and Gliding Over Roads: The Impacts of Roads on Mammals
Part IV. Emerging Topics in Road Ecology : from Infrastructure Synergies to Cutting-Edge Technologies and Global Development Initiatives
Chapter 33. Mitigation Effectiveness in Road Ecology
Chapter 34. Wildlife Road-Crossing Structures
Chapter 35. Ecological-Economic Optimization in Road Ecology
Chapter 36. Large-Scale Assessments of Transportation Infrastructure Impacts: Identifying Species and Areas at Risk
Chapter 37. Roadless Areas
Chapter 38. A Beginner's Guide to Molecular Road Ecology: Revealing the Genetic Legacy of a Fragmented World
Chapter 39. Species Traits in Road Ecology: Defining Intrinsic Vulnerability
Chapter 40. Hierarchical Models to Improve Inference in Road Ecology
Chapter 41. A Blockchain Approach to Volunteer Data Collection in Transportation-Ecology
Chapter 42. Technological Methods in Road Ecology
Chapter 43. Environmental Impacts of Off-Road Vehicles: Substantial, Widespread and Challenging to Manage
Chapter 44. Global Transport Infrastructure Development Initiatives
Chapter 45. Beyond the Right-of-Way: Integrating Fence and Road Ecology
Chapter 46. Road Ecology and Railway Ecology: Similarities and Differences
Chapter 47. Road Ecology and Power line Ecology: Similarities and Differences
Chapter 48. IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas is Tackling the Ecological Impacts of Transportation Systems
Chapter 49. Mainstreaming Road Ecology in Biodiversity Conservation Policies
Part V. Conclusions - Distilling the Policy and Research Directions That Can Lead to Meaningful Change
Chapter 50. Charting the Path Ahead: Key Research Priorities in Road Ecology.