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Wildlife and infrastructure: impact of wind turbines on bats in the Black Sea coast region
Author: Măntoiu, Dragoş Ştefan; et al.
Abstract – In Eastern Europe, wind energy production is currently promoted as an important source of renewable energy, yet in most cases without appropriate consideration of the negative impacts wind turbines (WT) may have on protected species such as bats. Here, we present first data on fatality rates, fatality factors and the likely origin of bats killed by WT in the Dobrogea region (Romania), located in a major migratory corridor for wildlife in Eastern Europe. Over a 4-year period, we found . . .
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