Birds and wind projects across the pond: A UK perspective

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-18

  Langston, Rowena H W ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Collision; Displacement; Marine; Mitigation; Offshore; Onshore; Renewable energy; Wind farm; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLISION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FOSSIL FUEL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MITIGATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; POND; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES;

EID: 84878274674     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.262     Document Type: Review

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