List of Tables
Table 7.1 Summary results of vertebrate mortality detected
in the “Variante de Alcácer” railway (southern Portugal),
between November 2012 and October 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Table 7.2 Aquatic bird species observed most frequently crossing
the railway bridge over the Sado River, indicating the total
number of birds crossing and the number of crosses within
the train collision risk zone (between the deck and
the catenary lines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Table 8.1 Trends in bird densities in the area traversed by the HSR,
2011–2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Table 8.2 Species found making use of railway elements categorized
by registered intensity of use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Table 8.3 Birds’ use of HSR structural elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Table 8.4 Species for which it was possible to define flight behavior
patterns regarding to the collision risk area of the HSR
(i.e. under or between the wires of the catenary) . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Table 8.5 Flight initiation distance (mean ± SD) of birds facing
and approaching high speed trains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Table 9.1 Description of field collected and GIS derived spatially
varying train and railroad design variables and the
hypothesized correlation to strike rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Table 9.2 Variation between years and railroad segments for (a) elk,
(b) deer and (c) bear along the Canadian Pacific Railroad
within Banff and Yoho National Parks, 1989–2009. . . . . . . . . . 148
Table 9.3 Significant (p < 0.05) parameter estimates explaining train
strike rates with elk, deer and bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Table 10.1 Number of elephant signs (see text for list) recorded
in different sectors along the railway track in northern
West Bengal (Siliguri Junction–Alipurduar Junction;
see Fig. 10.7 for locations of stations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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Table 7.1 Summary results of vertebrate mortality detected
in the “Variante de Alcácer” railway (southern Portugal),
between November 2012 and October 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Table 7.2 Aquatic bird species observed most frequently crossing
the railway bridge over the Sado River, indicating the total
number of birds crossing and the number of crosses within
the train collision risk zone (between the deck and
the catenary lines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Table 8.1 Trends in bird densities in the area traversed by the HSR,
2011–2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Table 8.2 Species found making use of railway elements categorized
by registered intensity of use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Table 8.3 Birds’ use of HSR structural elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Table 8.4 Species for which it was possible to define flight behavior
patterns regarding to the collision risk area of the HSR
(i.e. under or between the wires of the catenary) . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Table 8.5 Flight initiation distance (mean ± SD) of birds facing
and approaching high speed trains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Table 9.1 Description of field collected and GIS derived spatially
varying train and railroad design variables and the
hypothesized correlation to strike rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Table 9.2 Variation between years and railroad segments for (a) elk,
(b) deer and (c) bear along the Canadian Pacific Railroad
within Banff and Yoho National Parks, 1989–2009. . . . . . . . . . 148
Table 9.3 Significant (p < 0.05) parameter estimates explaining train
strike rates with elk, deer and bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Table 10.1 Number of elephant signs (see text for list) recorded
in different sectors along the railway track in northern
West Bengal (Siliguri Junction–Alipurduar Junction;
see Fig. 10.7 for locations of stations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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