The impacts of wind farms on animal species

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 615-632

  Jana, Sterže ^a   Pogacnik M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bats; Birds; Disturbance effect; Mortality; Wind farms; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANSER; AVES; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; CHARADRIUS; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; COTURNIX COTURNIX; CREX; EREMOPHILA ALPESTRIS; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LASIONYCTERIS NOCTIVAGANS; LASIURUS BOREALIS; MILVUS MILVUS; NYCTALUS NOCTULA; PASSERIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE; PLUVIALIS; RAPTORES;

EID: 58249100193     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/AVB0806615S     Document Type: Article

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