Safe Passages: Highways, Wildlife, and Habitat Connectivity - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 159726654X ISBN 13 : 9781597266543

Editeur : Island Press, 2010

Synopsis

Safe Passages brings together 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 reduce road-wildlife impacts. Detailed case studies span a range of scales, from site-specific wildlife crossing structures, to statewide planning for habitat connectivity, to national legislation. Contributors explore the cooperative efforts that are emerging as a result of diverse organizations including transportation agencies, land and wildlife management agencies, and nongovernmental organizations finding common ground to tackle important road ecology issues and problems.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jon P. Beckmann is an associate conservation scientist for the Wildlife Conservation Society and an affiliated professor at Idaho State University. Anthony P. Clevenger is a senior wildlife research scientist at the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University. Marcel P. Huijser is a research road ecologist at the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University. Jodi A. Hilty is director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's North America Program.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Island Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 159726654X
• ISBN 13: 9781597266543
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 424
• Éditeur: Beckmann Jon P., Clevenger Anthony P., Huijser Marcel, Hilty Jodi A.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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