Habitat use, disturbance and collision risks for Bewick's Swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii wintering near a wind farm in the Netherlands

Wildfowl

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 97-116

  Fijn, Ruben C ^a   Krijgsveld, Karen L ^a   Tijsen, Wim ^b   Prinsen, Hein A M ^a   Dirksen, Sjoerd ^a  

^a Bureau Waardenburg   (Netherlands)

^b not available   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barrier effects; Bewick's Swan; Collision; Disturbance; Wieringermeer; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; COLLISION; DISTURBANCE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; OVERWINTERING; RISK FACTOR; WATERFOWL; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84874055887     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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