Step 1: Resource Evaluation
1.0 Overview
This initial step is the first in a process of evaluating
ecological and transportation considerations to determine
if wildlife mitigation may be needed. Explanations
and related website links are provided for users unfamiliar
with the transportation planning process. If further
action is required after this step, further steps are
outlined with methodology to identify goals and objectives
of the mitigation.
Links to other helpful websites:
Wildlife
Crossings Toolkit
The
International Conference on Ecology and Transportation
Fish
Passage for Bridge and Culverts
Fish
Crossing: Fish Passage Through Culverts
Second
Nature: Improving Transportation Without Putting Nature
Second
Literature Cited Links to Our Annotated Bibliography:
Forman, R.T.T. 1999. Estimate of the area affected
ecologically by the road system in the United States.
Conservation Biology 14: 31-35.
Spellerberg, I. F. 1998. Ecological effects of roads
and traffic: A literature review. Global Ecology and
Biogeography Letters 7:317-333.
Trombulak, S. C. and C. A. Frissell. 2000. Review
of ecological effects of roads on terrestrial and aquatic
communities. Conservation Biology 14:18-30. |
