Evaluation of the impact of wind farms on birds: The case study ofLebanon

Renewable Energy

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 682-689

  Al Zohbi, G ^a   Hendrick, P ^a   Bouillard, Ph ^a,b  

^a Building Architecture and Town Planning BATir ^*  (Belgium)

^b NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Bird conservation; Birds of prey; Collision risk; IBA birdlife; Migration; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

BIRD CONSERVATION; BIRDS OF PREY; COLLISION RISKS; IBA BIRDLIFE; MIGRATION;

BIRDS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COLLISION; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MIGRATION; NATURE RESERVE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RAPTOR; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

LEBANON;

AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 84925015180     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.02.052     Document Type: Article

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