Mortality of bats at wind turbines links to nocturnal insect migration?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 823-827

  Rydell, Jens ^a   Bach, Lothar ^b   Dubourg Savage, Marie Jo ^c   Green, Martin ^a   Rodrigues, Luísa ^d   Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Freilandforschung zool Gutachten   (Germany)

^c C/o Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bourges Les Rives d'Auron ^*  (France)

^d Instituto da Conservacao da Natureza   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aeroecology; Bat conservation; Insect behaviour; Moths; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PASSERI;

EID: 78650227826     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0444-3     Document Type: Review

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