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Impact of road traffic on breeding bird populations

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The Ecology of Transportation: Managing Mobility for the Environment

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  1. Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Landscape Centre, 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, Netherlands

    R. Reijnen

  2. Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, Rijksstraatweg 178, 6573, DG Beek-Ubber gen, Netherlands

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Reijnen, R., Foppen, R. (2006). Impact of road traffic on breeding bird populations. In: Davenport, J., Davenport, J.L. (eds) The Ecology of Transportation: Managing Mobility for the Environment. Environmental Pollution, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4504-2_12

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