White‐tailed eagles ( Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines
Abstract Evidence is increasing of bird mortality due to large‐scale wind‐energy development. Soaring raptors, such as the white‐tailed eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla ), have proven particularly vulnerable to collisions. In this study, we compared white‐tailed eagle flight behavior both inside and out...
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crwiley:10.1002/wsb.258 2024-06-23T07:53:29+00:00 White‐tailed eagles ( Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines Dahl, Espen Lie May, Roel Hoel, Pernille Lund Bevanger, Kjetil Pedersen, Hans Chr Røskaft, Eivin Stokke, Bård G. 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wsb.258 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fwsb.258 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wsb.258 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Wildlife Society Bulletin volume 37, issue 1, page 66-74 ISSN 1938-5463 journal-article 2013 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.258 2024-06-13T04:22:54Z Abstract Evidence is increasing of bird mortality due to large‐scale wind‐energy development. Soaring raptors, such as the white‐tailed eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla ), have proven particularly vulnerable to collisions. In this study, we compared white‐tailed eagle flight behavior both inside and outside of the Smøla wind‐power plant on coastal Central Norway. During the eagle breeding period (mid‐Mar–end May 2008), we collected data on flight activity (directional flight, social behavior, and soaring) and flight altitude (below, within, and above the rotor‐swept zone [RSZ]) at 12 vantage points; 6 within the wind‐power plant and 6 outside (control area). We found that white‐tailed eagles did not show any clear avoidance flight responses to the wind turbines. Hence, we found no significant differences in the total amount of flight activity within and outside the power‐plant area. However, we found less flight activity among adults than among subadults within the power plant compared with the control area. We also found a slightly increased probability of flight activity in the RSZ within the power plant, which obviously may increase the risk of collision with wind turbines. Our findings may help explain the relatively high mortality rate of white‐tailed eagles in the wind‐power‐plant area and the recorded peak in eagle fatalities during the breeding season. © 2013 The Wildlife Society. Article in Journal/Newspaper Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed eagle Wiley Online Library Norway Smøla ENVELOPE(8.034,8.034,63.357,63.357) Wildlife Society Bulletin 37 1 66 74 |
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Abstract Evidence is increasing of bird mortality due to large‐scale wind‐energy development. Soaring raptors, such as the white‐tailed eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla ), have proven particularly vulnerable to collisions. In this study, we compared white‐tailed eagle flight behavior both inside and outside of the Smøla wind‐power plant on coastal Central Norway. During the eagle breeding period (mid‐Mar–end May 2008), we collected data on flight activity (directional flight, social behavior, and soaring) and flight altitude (below, within, and above the rotor‐swept zone [RSZ]) at 12 vantage points; 6 within the wind‐power plant and 6 outside (control area). We found that white‐tailed eagles did not show any clear avoidance flight responses to the wind turbines. Hence, we found no significant differences in the total amount of flight activity within and outside the power‐plant area. However, we found less flight activity among adults than among subadults within the power plant compared with the control area. We also found a slightly increased probability of flight activity in the RSZ within the power plant, which obviously may increase the risk of collision with wind turbines. Our findings may help explain the relatively high mortality rate of white‐tailed eagles in the wind‐power‐plant area and the recorded peak in eagle fatalities during the breeding season. © 2013 The Wildlife Society. |
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Dahl, Espen Lie May, Roel Hoel, Pernille Lund Bevanger, Kjetil Pedersen, Hans Chr Røskaft, Eivin Stokke, Bård G. White‐tailed eagles ( Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines |
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Dahl, Espen Lie May, Roel Hoel, Pernille Lund Bevanger, Kjetil Pedersen, Hans Chr Røskaft, Eivin Stokke, Bård G. |
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White‐tailed eagles ( Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines |
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White‐tailed eagles ( Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines |
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White‐tailed eagles ( Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines |
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White‐tailed eagles ( Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines |
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White‐tailed eagles ( Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines |
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white‐tailed eagles ( haliaeetus albicilla) at the smøla wind‐power plant, central norway, lack behavioral flight responses to wind turbines |
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