Dogs as a tool to improve bird-strike mortality estimates at wind farms

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 202-208

  Paula, João ^a   Leal, Miguel Costa ^a   Silva, Maria João ^a   Mascarenhas, Ramiro ^b   Costa, Hugo ^a   Mascarenhas, Miguel ^a  

^a Bio3 Estudos e Projectos em Biologia e Valorização de Recursos Naturais Lda ^*  (Portugal)

^b INRB/INIA URGRMA Fonte Boa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Avian conservation; Bird carcass searches; Conservation dogs; Detection dogs; Environmental monitoring; Field surveys

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIELD SURVEY; MORTALITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WIND FARM;

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79958280670     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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