A Critical Review of Home Range Studies Tập 72 Số 1 - Trang 290-298 - 2008
Peter N. Laver, Marcella J. Kelly
Abstract No consensus currently exists for the methods of estimation of home range size or for reporting home‐range analysis results. Studies currently employ a variety of disparate methods or provide inadequate information for reproducing their analyses. We reviewed 161 home range studies published in 2004, 2005, and 2006 to assess what methods are currently employe...... hiện toàn bộ
Patterns of Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities in North America Tập 72 Số 1 - Trang 61-78 - 2008
Edward B. Arnett, W. Kent Brown, Wallace P. Erickson, Jenny K. Fiedler, BRENDA L. HAMILTON, Travis Hill Henry, Aaftab Jain, Gregory D. Johnson, Jessica Kerns, Rolf R. Koford, Claire Nicholson, Timothy J. O’Connell, Martin D. Piorkowski, Roger Tankersley
Abstract Wind has become one of the fastest growing sources of renewable energy worldwide, but widespread and often extensive fatalities of bats have increased concern regarding the impacts of wind energy development on bats and other wildlife. We synthesized available information on patterns of bat fatalities from a review of 21 postconstruction fatality studies con...... hiện toàn bộ
Wind Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities Tập 71 Số 8 - Trang 2487-2498 - 2007
William P. Kuvlesky, Leonard A. Brennan, Michael L. Morrison, Kathy K. Boydston, Bart M. Ballard, Fred C. Bryant
ABSTRACT Wind energy development represents significant challenges and opportunities in contemporary wildlife management. Such challenges include the large size and extensive placement of turbines that may represent potential hazards to birds and bats. However, the associated infrastructure required to support an array of turbines—such as roads and transmission line...... hiện toàn bộ