Effects of wind energy development on survival of female greater prairie-chickens

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 395-405

  Winder, Virginia L ^a   Mcnew, Lance B ^b   Gregory, Andrew J ^c   Hunt, Lyla M ^a   Wisely, Samantha M ^d   Sandercock, Brett K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Geological Survey Alaska Science Center   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collisions; Grassland bird community; Grouse; Hazard function; Mortality; Predation; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMEBIRD; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POULTRY; PRAIRIE; PREDATION; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; MAMMALIA; TETRAONIDAE; TYMPANUCHUS; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO; TYMPANUCHUS PALLIDICINCTUS;

EID: 84896387789     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12184     Document Type: Article

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