Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling
Advances in technology and engineering, along with European Union renewable energy targets, have stimulated a rapid growth of the wind power sector. Wind farms contribute to carbon emission reductions, but there is a need to ensure that these structures do not adversely impact the populations that i...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsif.2012.0121 2024-09-09T19:36:51+00:00 Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling Masden, Elizabeth A. Reeve, Richard Desholm, Mark Fox, Anthony D. Furness, Robert W. Haydon, Daniel T. 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0121 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsif.2012.0121 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsif.2012.0121 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Journal of The Royal Society Interface volume 9, issue 74, page 2120-2130 ISSN 1742-5689 1742-5662 journal-article 2012 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0121 2024-07-29T04:23:23Z Advances in technology and engineering, along with European Union renewable energy targets, have stimulated a rapid growth of the wind power sector. Wind farms contribute to carbon emission reductions, but there is a need to ensure that these structures do not adversely impact the populations that interact with them, particularly birds. We developed movement models based on observed avoidance responses of common eider Somateria mollissima to wind farms to predict, and identify potential measures to reduce, impacts. Flight trajectory data that were collected post-construction of the Danish Nysted offshore wind farm were used to parameterize competing models of bird movements around turbines. The model most closely fitting the observed data incorporated individual variation in the minimum distance at which birds responded to the turbines. We show how such models can contribute to the spatial planning of wind farms by assessing their extent, turbine spacing and configurations on the probability of birds passing between the turbines. Avian movement models can make new contributions to environmental assessments of wind farm developments, and provide insights into how to reduce impacts that can be identified at the planning stage. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common Eider Somateria mollissima The Royal Society Journal of The Royal Society Interface 9 74 2120 2130 |
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Advances in technology and engineering, along with European Union renewable energy targets, have stimulated a rapid growth of the wind power sector. Wind farms contribute to carbon emission reductions, but there is a need to ensure that these structures do not adversely impact the populations that interact with them, particularly birds. We developed movement models based on observed avoidance responses of common eider Somateria mollissima to wind farms to predict, and identify potential measures to reduce, impacts. Flight trajectory data that were collected post-construction of the Danish Nysted offshore wind farm were used to parameterize competing models of bird movements around turbines. The model most closely fitting the observed data incorporated individual variation in the minimum distance at which birds responded to the turbines. We show how such models can contribute to the spatial planning of wind farms by assessing their extent, turbine spacing and configurations on the probability of birds passing between the turbines. Avian movement models can make new contributions to environmental assessments of wind farm developments, and provide insights into how to reduce impacts that can be identified at the planning stage. |
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Masden, Elizabeth A. Reeve, Richard Desholm, Mark Fox, Anthony D. Furness, Robert W. Haydon, Daniel T. |
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Masden, Elizabeth A. Reeve, Richard Desholm, Mark Fox, Anthony D. Furness, Robert W. Haydon, Daniel T. Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling |
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Masden, Elizabeth A. Reeve, Richard Desholm, Mark Fox, Anthony D. Furness, Robert W. Haydon, Daniel T. |
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Masden, Elizabeth A. |
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Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling |
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Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling |
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Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling |
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Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling |
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Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling |
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assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0121 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsif.2012.0121 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsif.2012.0121 |
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Common Eider Somateria mollissima |
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Journal of The Royal Society Interface volume 9, issue 74, page 2120-2130 ISSN 1742-5689 1742-5662 |
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