Can roads, railways and related structures have positive effects on birds? – A review

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment

• Publication date

  2014-07-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.TRD.2014.05.006
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