TY - JOUR
TI - Ecological Impacts of Wind Farms on Birds: Questions, Hypotheses, and Research Needs
AU - Wang, S
AU - Smith, P
T2 - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
AB - Wind power is increasingly being used worldwide as an important contribution to renewable energy, due to its low greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels. However, it has been suggested that the development of wind power has caused an adverse impacts on birds. We summarise current evidence of bird fatalities resulting from wind power, outline the reasons why and how birds are killed by wind power developments, and identify research needs to better inform researchers, decision makers, developers and other stakeholders, to help mitigate any adverse impacts of wind power developments on birds.
DA - 2015/04//
PY - 2015
VL - 44
SP - 599–607
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032115000416
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2015.01.031
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Displacement
KW - Collision
KW - Avoidance
KW - Attraction
KW - Birds
ER -