Paved Over and Pushed Out. / T. Edward Nickens.
by Nickens, T. Edward; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 37Environment. Publisher: Nickens/Edward, 2001ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Florida panther | Fragmented landscapes | Habitat (Ecology) | Nature -- Effect of human beings on | Suburban sprawl | Wildlife conservationDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Sprawl's impact on wildlife goes beyond the obvious. More roads and cars spawn air and even water pollution (when gas and oil run off roadways into streams). Land clearing also loads streams with sediment, which smothers fish eggs and bottom-dwelling invertebrates and chokes out streamside food and cover plants." (NATIONAL WILDLIFE) The author describes how urban sprawl threatens wildlife habitat nationwide.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Paved Over and Pushed Out, Aug./Sept. 2001; pp. 36-45.
"Sprawl's impact on wildlife goes beyond the obvious. More roads and cars spawn air and even water pollution (when gas and oil run off roadways into streams). Land clearing also loads streams with sediment, which smothers fish eggs and bottom-dwelling invertebrates and chokes out streamside food and cover plants." (NATIONAL WILDLIFE) The author describes how urban sprawl threatens wildlife habitat nationwide.
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