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This page contains links to literture that is relevant to the field of Road Ecology, including news, papers, books, and government documents. Documents that are available directly from the Road Ecology Center are linked directly to the Road Ecology site within the University of California Repository, where they are available for download.
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Research in Road Ecology
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Foreman, Richard et al. (2003). Road Ecology: Science and Solutions. Island Press, Washington, D.C. This book has been translated into Chinese and published in China in June 2008.The Main translotor is Taian Li, center's visiting scholar in 2008, and his co-workers at Lanzhou University, China. |
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Davenport, John and Julia L. Davenport, Editors (2006). The Ecology of Transportation: Managing Mobility for the Environment :Springer. |
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Hilty, Jodi A. et al.(2006). Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation. Island Press. Corridor Ecology presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with an overarching goal of conserving biodiversity. It offers an objective, carefully interpreted review of the issues and is a one-of-a-kind resource for scientists, landscape architects, planners, land managers, decision-makers, and all those working to protect and restore landscapes and species diversity. |
Road Ecology in the News
- Road ecology paves way to understanding of how highways can co-exist with wildlife By: Kiley Russell, CONTRA COSTA TIMES Sun, Nov. 26, 2006
- High-tech equipment may help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions September 11, 2006 MSU News Service
- "Roads Pave the Way for Weed Invasions," UC Davis News & Information, April 3, 2003
- "Weeds at home on our roadsides," The Sacramento Bee, May 4, 2003
Related Links
AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence
Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE)
Defenders of Wildlife
Federal Highway Administration: Easy Ways to Help Wildlife Along Roads
Federal Highway Administration: Doing the Right Thing: Improving Transportation and Enhancing Ecosystems
Second Nature: Improving Transportation Without Putting Nature Second Surface Transportation Policy Project
Surface Transportation Policy Project
TransForm (Formerly Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC))
Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University-Bozeman
Wildlife Crossings Toolkit



