Canadian Estimate of Bird Mortality Due to Collisions and Direct Habitat Loss Associated with Wind Turbine Developments

Canadian Estimate of Bird Mortality Due to Collisions and Direct Habitat Loss Associated with Wind Turbine Developments

We estimated impacts on birds from the development and operation of wind turbines in Canada considering both mortality due to collisions and loss of nesting habitat. We estimated collision mortality using data from carcass searches for 43 wind farms, incorporating correction factors for scavenger re...

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Main Authors: J. Ryan. Zimmerling, Andrea C. Pomeroy, Marc V. d'Entremont, Charles M. Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2013-12-01
Series:Avian Conservation and Ecology
Subjects:
bird populations
Canada
collision mortality
correction factors
habitat loss
wind turbine
Online Access:http://www.ace-eco.org/vol8/iss2/art10/

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