Influence of behavior on bird mortality in wind energy developments

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1082-1098

  Smallwood, K Shawn ^a   Rugge, Lourdes ^b,d   Morrison, Michael L ^c  

^a Department of Biological Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ECORP Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Altamont Pass; behavior; birds; fatality rate; utilization; wind turbine

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLLISION; FLIGHT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; PERCHING BEHAVIOR; POWER GENERATION; RAPTOR; TURBINE; WATERFOWL; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

ALTAMONT PASS; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; AVES; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; CATHARTES; CATHARTES AURA; CORVUS CORAX; FALCO SPARVERIUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; RAPTORES; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 73549090715     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-555     Document Type: Article

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