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Bird and bat mortality at wind farms in South America: Lessons from monitoring and mitigation practices in Chile
Author: Santander, Francisco; Morant, Jon; and Pérez-Garcia, Juan Manuel
Highlights: Nationwide assessment of bird and bat mortality at 40 wind farms in Chile. Andean condor was the only threatened species detected, with nine fatalities. Mortality patterns vary with environmental and turbine characteristics. Monitoring protocols were often inconsistent and rarely bias-corrected. Nearly half of projects implemented no mitigation measures during operation. Abstract: Wind energy can help mitigate global CO₂ emissions; however, it also has adverse effects on biodiversity, particularly through collision-related mortality among flying vertebrates. While these impacts have been . . .
More »Impacts of wind turbines on the endangered Southern Brolga
Author: Penna, Ian
Managing the biodiversity impacts of renewable energy – Victoria Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action: Submission 24 Inquiry into Community Consultation Practices – Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee, Parliament of Victoria: Submission 115 Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy – Senate of Victoria: Submission 30 Summary: The Victorian government and its environment department, DEECA, are preparing to act against the interests of the Brolga by narrowing wetland buffers and reducing other protection standards. The . . .
More »Minimizing aviation lighting duration reduces bat attraction to wind turbines
Abstract: Wind turbines negatively affect bats through mortality, which can be exacerbated by attraction behaviours, and loss of habitat use caused by avoidance behaviours. However, potential mechanisms driving bat responses to wind turbines are still poorly understood. This is especially true of red aviation lighting, designed to prevent aircraft collisions and implemented in many countries, that could be perceived by bats from a long distance and lead to a response at a large spatial scale. We assessed the role of . . .
More »Characteristic noise of offshore wind turbine impacts the behavior and muscle physiology of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus
Author: Cheng, Xiaochen; et al.
Abstract: Sea cucumbers play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance through their unique behaviors and physiological functions. However, the noise from offshore wind turbines disrupts the habitat environment of the sea cucumber, potentially altering their behavior and physiology. Nevertheless, limited research exists on how noise from offshore wind turbines affects the sea cucumbers. In our study, we explored the effects of specific wind turbine noise frequencies on the behavior and muscle metabolism of sea cucumbers through four experimental groups: . . .
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