Risk evaluation for federally listed (roseate tern, piping plover) or candidate (red knot) bird species in offshore waters: A first step for managing the potential impacts of wind facility development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 338-351

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Gordon, Caleb ^c   Lawrence, J ^b   Newman, James ^c   Forcey, Greg ^c   Vlietstra, Lucy ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Conserve Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^c Pandion Systems Inc   (United States)

^d U S COAST GUARD ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Hazard; Marine birds; Offshore development; Risk assessment; Wind power

Indexed keywords

BIRD SPECIES; BREEDING SEASON; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EMPIRICAL DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLIGHT ALTITUDES; LIFE STAGES; MARINE BIRDS; OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT; OFFSHORE WATER; PIPING PLOVER; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RISK EVALUATION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL; TECHNICAL LITERATURE;

BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HAZARDS; SOLAR ENERGY; TURBINES; WIND POWER;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALTITUDE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING SEASON; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLIGHT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEABIRD; VULNERABILITY; WADER; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CALIDRIS CANUTUS RUFA; CHARADRIUS MELODUS; STERNA DOUGALLII;

EID: 79751484015     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.06.048     Document Type: Article

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