Borda-de-Agua, LuisBarrientos Yuste, RafaelBeja, PedroPereira, HenriqueBorda-de-Agua, LuisBarrientos Yuste, RafaelBarrientos, RafaelBeja, PedroPereira, Henrique2024-01-242024-01-242017Borda-de-Água, Luís, et al., editores. Railway Ecology. Springer International Publishing, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57496-7.978-3-319-57495-0978-3-319-57496-710.1007/978-3-319-57496-7https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94965This 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 into two major parts: Part one offers a general review of the major conceptual and theoretical principles of railway ecology. The chapters consider the impacts of railways on wildlife populations and concentrate on four major topics: mortality, barrier effects, species invasions and disturbances (ranging from noise to chemical pollution). Part two focuses on a number of case studies from Europe, Asia and North America written by an international group of experts.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/bookhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57496-7https://extras.springer.com/?query=978-3-319-57495-0open access504.03Railroad ecology, Railway ecology and carbon footprints, Environmental impacts of railways, Railway transportation and impacts on wildlife, Landscape planning and railway engineering, Efficiency and sustainability of transportation, Railways and biodiversity, Animal casualties on rails. Urban geography and urbanismEcología (Biología)Medio ambiente natural3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente