Adverse impacts of wind power generation on collision behaviour of birds and anti-predator behaviour of squirrels

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-55

  Kikuchi, Ryunosuke ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alarm call; Bern convention; Migration; Mortality; Raptors; Renewable energy; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MIGRATION ROUTE; MORTALITY; RAPTOR; RARE SPECIES; RODENT; VOCALIZATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

ANIMALIA; AVES; RAPTORES; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 39149084362     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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