What is the impact of wind farms on birds? A case study in southern Spain

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3743-3758

  Farfan M A ^a   Vargas, J M ^b   Duarte, J ^a   Real, R ^b  

^a Biogea Consultores   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birds; Human activity; Renewable energy; Southern Spain; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIRD; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND FARM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 71049187729     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9677-4     Document Type: Article

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