Using a shore bird (red knot) fitted with geolocators to evaluate a conceptual risk model focusing on offshore wind

Renewable Energy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 370-377

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Niles, Lawrence J ^b   Porter, Ronald R ^c   Dey, Amanda D ^d   Koch, Stephanie ^e   Gordon, Caleb ^f  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Conserve Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^c New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ^*  (United States)

^d NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^e US Fish & Wildlife Service Massachusetts   (United States)

^f Normandeau Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic coast; Offshore development; Red knot; Risk evaluation; Shorebird; Wind power

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; WIND POWER;

ATLANTIC COASTS; OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT; RED KNOT; RISK EVALUATION; SHOREBIRD;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARRIVAL DATE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOPOVER; SYNCHRONY; WADER; WIND POWER; WIND PROFILE;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; DELAWARE BAY; MASSACHUSETTS; MONOMOY ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CALIDRIS CANUTUS RUFA;

EID: 84856546491     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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