van der Ree, Smith, Grilo:

Handbook of Road Ecology

Student Companion Site

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1: The ecological effects of linear infrastructure and traffic: Challenges and opportunities of rapid global growth

Chapter 2: Bad roads, good roads

Chapter 3: Why keep areas road ]free? The importance of roadless areas

Chapter 4: Incorporating biodiversity issues into road design: The road agency perspective

Chapter 5: Improving environmental impact assessment and road planning at the landscape scale

Chapter 6: What transportation agencies need in environmental impact assessments and other reports to minimise ecological impacts

Chapter 7: Principles underpinning biodiversity offsets and guidance on their use

Chapter 8: Construction of roads and wildlife mitigation measures: Pitfalls and opportunities

Chapter 9: Ensuring the completed road project is designed, built and operated as intended

Chapter 10: Good science and experimentation are needed in road ecology

Chapter 11: Field methods to evaluate the impacts of roads on wildlife

Chapter 12: Case study: A robust method to obtain defendable data on wildlife mortality

Chapter 13: Road–wildlife mitigation planning can be improved by identifying the patterns and processes associated with wildlife–vehicle collisions

Chapter 14: Incorporating landscape genetics into road ecology

Chapter 15: Guidelines for evaluating use of wildlife crossing structures

Chapter 16: Guidelines for evaluating the effectiveness of road mitigation measures

Chapter 17: How to maintain safe and effective mitigation measures

Chapter 18: Understanding and mitigating the negative effects of road lighting on ecosystems

Chapter 19: Ecological impacts of road noise and options for mitigation

Chapter 20: Fencing: A valuable tool for reducing wildlife–vehicle collisions and funneling fauna to crossing structures

Chapter 21: Wildlife crossing structures: An effective strategy to restore or maintain wildlife connectivity across roads

Chapter 22: Recreational co ]use of wildlife crossing structures

Chapter 23: Predator–prey interactions at wildlife crossing structures: Between myth and reality

Chapter 24: Wildlife warning signs and animal detection systems aimed at reducing wildlife–vehicle collisions

Chapter 25: Use of reflectors and auditory deterrents to prevent wildlife–vehicle collisions

Chapter 26: Ecological effects of railways on wildlife

Chapter 27: Impacts of utility and other industrial linear corridors on wildlife

Chapter 28: The impacts of roads and traffic on terrestrial animal populations

Chapter 29: Insects, snails and spiders: The role of invertebrates in road ecology

Chapter 30: Case study: Protecting Christmas Island’s iconic red crabs from vehicles

Chapter 31: Making a safe leap forward: Mitigating road impacts on amphibians

Chapter 32: Reptiles: Overlooked but often at risk from roads

Chapter 33: Flight doesn’t solve everything: Mitigation of road impacts on birds

Chapter 34: Bats and roads

Chapter 35: Carnivores: Struggling for survival in roaded landscapes

Chapter 36: Case study: Roads and jaguars in the Mayan forests

Chapter 37: Case study: Finding the middle road – grounded approaches to mitigate highway impacts in tiger reserves

Chapter 38: Case study: African wild dogs and the fragmentation menace

Chapter 39: Roads, traffic and verges: Big problems and big opportunities for small mammals

Chapter 40: Reducing road impacts on tree ]dwelling animals

Chapter 41: Case study: Canopy bridges for primate conservation

Chapter 42: Transportation and large herbivores

Chapter 43: Case study: The Mount Kenya elephant corridor and underpass

Chapter 44: Form and function: A more natural approach to infrastructure, fish and stream habitats

Chapter 45: Solutions to the impacts of roads and other barriers on fish and fish habitat

Chapter 46: The function and management of roadside vegetation

Chapter 47: Roads in the arid lands: Issues, challenges and potential solutions

Chapter 48: Road ecology in an urbanising world

Chapter 49: Tropical ecosystem vulnerability and climatic conditions: Particular challenges for road planning, construction and maintenance

Chapter 50: The influence of economics, politics and environment on road ecology in South America

Chapter 51: Highway construction as a force in the destruction of the Amazon forest

Chapter 52: Road ecology in South India: Issues and mitigation opportunities

Chapter 53: Planning roads through sensitive Asian landscapes: Regulatory issues, ecological implications and challenges for decision ]making

Chapter 54: Setjhaba SA, South Afrika: A South African perspective of an emerging transport infrastructure

Chapter 55: Unfenced reserves, unparalleled biodiversity and a rapidly changing landscape: Roadways and wildlife in East Africa

Chapter 56: Expected effects of a road across the Serengeti

Chapter 57: China: Building and managing a massive road and rail network and protecting our rich biodiversity

Chapter 58: Railways, roads and fences across Kazakhstan and Mongolia threaten the survival of wide ]ranging wildlife

Chapter 59: Best ]practice guidelines and manuals

Chapter 60: Case study: The role of non ]governmental organisations (ngos) and advocates in reducing the impacts of roads on wildlife

Chapter 61: Case study: Building a community of practice for road ecology

Chapter 62: Wildlife/roadkill observation and reporting systems

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