Avian collisions at two wind farms in Tasmania, Australia: Taxonomic and ecological characteristics of colliders versus non-colliders

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-62

  Hull, C L ^a   Stark, E M ^b   Peruzzo, S ^b   Sims, C C ^a  

^a Hydro Tasmania   (Australia)

^b Symbolix   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Birds; Collision risk; Collisions; Wind farms

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AVIFAUNA; CARRION; CLASSIFICATION; COLLISION; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; VULNERABILITY; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

AVES;

EID: 84875739348     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2012.757243     Document Type: Article

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