Predictive Model of Avian Electrocution Risk on Overhead Power Lines

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 159-168

  Dwyer, J F ^a   Harness, R E ^a   Donohue, K ^b  

^a EDM International   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian protection plan; California; Corvid; Logistic regression; Raptor

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; HISTORICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER LINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRAINING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; BUTEO; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; CORVIDA; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; RAPTORES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AVIAN PROTECTION PLAN; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CORVID; CÓRVIDO; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PLAN DE PROTECCIÓN DE AVES; RAPAZ; RAPTOR; REGRESIÓN LOGÍSTICA; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AVIAN PROTECTION PLAN; CALIFORNIA; CORVID; CÓRVIDO; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; PLAN DE PROTECCIÓN DE AVES; RAPAZ; RAPTOR; REGRESIÓN LOGÍSTICA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTRICITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84893652542     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12145     Document Type: Article

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