Impact of terrestrial wind farms on diurnal raptors: Developing a spatial vulnerability index and potential vulnerability maps

Ardeola

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-53

  Noguera, José C ^a   Pérez, Irene ^b   Mínguez, Eduardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c Parque Natural Serra Gelada y su Entorno Litoral   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Raptors; Spatial vulnerability index; Vulnerability maps; Wind farms

Indexed keywords

AQUILA; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; AVES; CIRCAETUS GALLICUS; GYPS FULVUS; HIERAAETUS PENNATUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 78149341644     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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