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roads. Journal of Applied Ecology, 32, 187–202.
Rybak, J., & Olejniczak, T. (2013). Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on
the spider webs in the vicinity of road traffic emissions. Environmental Science and Pollution
Research, 21, 2313–2324.
Rytwinski, T., & Fahrig, L. (2012). Do species life history traits explain population responses to
roads? A meta-analysis. Biological Conservation, 147, 87–98.
Schulte-Werning, B., Asmussen, B., Befr, W., Degen, K. G., & Garburg, R. (2012).
Advancements in noise and vibration abatement to support the noise reduction strategy of
Deutsche Bahn. In T. Maeda, P. E. Gautier, C. Hanson, B. Hemsworth, J. T. Nelson, B.
Schulte-Werning, D. Thompson, & P. Vos (Eds.), Noise and vibration mitigation for rail
transportation systems (pp. 9–16). New York: Springer.
Schulte-Werning, B., Thompson, D., Gautier, P. E., Hanson, C., Hemsworth, B., Nelson, J., et al.
(2008). Noise and vibration mitigation for rail transportation systems. In Notes on numerical
fluid mechanics and multidisciplinary design (Vol. 99).
Schweinsberg, F., Abke, W., Rieth, K., Rohmann, U., & Zullei-Seibert, N. (1999). Herbicide use
on railway tracks for safety reasons in Germany? Toxicology Letters, 107, 201–205.
Snyder, E. B., Arango, C. P., Eitemiller, D. J., Stanford, J. A., & Uebelacker, M. L. (2002).
Floodplain hydrologic connectivity and fisheries restoration in the Yakima River, USA.
Internationale Vereinigung für Limnologie, 28, 1653–1657.
Stoll, S. (2013). How site characteristics, competition and predation influence site specific
abundance of sand lizard on railway banks. Dissertation. Universität Bern.
Tiwari, A., Kadu, P., & Mishra, A. (2013). Study of noise pollution due to railways and vehicular
traffic at level crossing and its remedial measures. American Journal of Engineering Research,
2, 16–19.
Trewhella, W. J., & Harris, S. (1990). The effect of railway lines on urban fox (Vulpes vulpes)
numbers and dispersal movements. Journal of Zoology, 221, 321–326.
van der Grift, E. A. (1999). Mammals and railroads: Impacts and management implications. Lutra,
42, 77–79.
Vandevelde, J. C., Bouhoursc, A., Julien, J. F., Couvet, D., & Kerbiriou, C. (2014). Activity of
European common bats along railway verges. Ecological Engineering, 64, 49–56.
Van Renterghem, T., & Botteldooren, D. (2012). On the choice between walls and berms for road
traffic noise shielding including wind effects. Landscape and Urban Planning, 105, 199–210.
van Rooyen, C. (2009). Bird impact assessment study Kusile railway line and associated
infrastructure. Report, Robindale.
Vo, P. T., Ngo, H. H., Guo, W., Zhou, J. L., Listowski, A., Du, B., et al. (2015). Stormwater
quality management in rail transportation—Past, present and future. Science of the Total
Environmnet, 512, 353–363.
Waterman, E., Tulp, I., Reijnen, R., Krijgsveld, K., & Braak, C. (2002). Disturbance of meadow
birds by railway noise in The Netherlands. Geluid, 1, 2–3.
Wells, P. (1996). Wildlife mortality on the Canadian Pacific Railway between Field and
Revelstoke, British Columbia. Unpublished report.
Wiacek, J., Polak, M., Filipiuk, M., Kucharczyk, M., & Bohatkiewicz, J. (2015). Do birds avoid
railroads as has been found for roads? Environmental Management, 56, 643–652.
Wiłkomirski, B., Sudnik-Wójcikowska, B., Galera, H., Wierzbicka, M., & Malawska, M. (2011).
Railway transportation as a serious source of organic and inorganic pollution. Water, Air, and
Soil pollution, 218, 333–345.
Wilkomirski, B., Galera, H., Sudnik-Wójcikowska, B., Staszewski, T., & Malawska, M. (2012).
Railway tracks-habitat conditions, contamination, floristic settlement-a review. Environment
and Natural Resources Research, 2, 86.
Wilson, L. D., & Porras, L. (1983). The ecological impact of man on the south Florida
herpetofauna. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication, 9, 89.
98
P.S. Lucas et al.