Ecological effects of roads and traffic: A literature review

Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 317-333

  Spellerberg, Ian F ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Barrier; Ecological effects and risks; Highways; Motorways; Pollution; Roads; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POLLUTION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032460887     PISSN: 09607447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822X.1998.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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