Assessment of wind-farm and other bird casualties from carcasses found on a Northumbrian beach over an 11-year period

Bird Study

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-167

  Newton, Ian ^a   Little, Brian ^b  

^a Monks Wood Research Station   (United Kingdom)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CAUSE OF DEATH; FISHING GEAR; SEABIRD; SHORELINE; STARVATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

ENGLAND; NORTHUMBERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCIDAE; AVES; CLUPEIDAE; COLUMBA; LARUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS MARINUS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS;

EID: 77956480520     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650902787767     Document Type: Article

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