Altering turbine speed reduces bat mortality at wind-energy facilities

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 209-214

  Arnett, Edward B ^a   Huso, Manuela M P ^b   Schirmacher, Michael R ^a   Hayes, John P ^c  

^a BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; POWER GENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VELOCITY PROFILE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

PENNSYLVANIA; SOMERSET COUNTY [PENNSYLVANIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955607686     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/100103     Document Type: Article

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