Crossings
How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
By Ben Goldfarb
Introduction: cliff swallow morphology evolution driven by road selection pressures; disproportionate impact of "road effect"--just 1% of earth covered in pavement but 20% subject to impacts from roads; impacts include direct mortality from vehicle collisions, interrupted migratory pathways, loss of habitat, spead of invasives/problematic native species, access to resource extraction, climate change and mining intensification, etc. Wildlife are "'other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time.' And the road ensares us both. This book is about how we escape."
384 pages
Published Sep 9, 2024 by W. W. Norton & Company
Nature - Ecology
Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
Nature - Animals - Wildlife
Technology & Engineering - Civil - Highway & Traffic
Science - Life Sciences - Ecology