Wind Farm Facilities in Germany Kill Noctule Bats from Near and Far

• Main Authors: Lehnert, Linn S., Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie, Schoenborn, Sophia, Lindecke, Oliver, Niermann, Ivo, Voigt, Christian C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco : Public Library Science 2014
• Subjects: energy development; stable hydrogen; adult survival; north-america; migration; mortality; isotopes; lasiurus; turbines; Dewey Decimal Classification500 | Naturwissenschaften590 | Tiere Zoologie; Dewey Decimal Classification700 | Künste, Bildende Kunst allgemein720 | Architektur; Dewey; Nyctalus noctula
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15488/278; http://www.repo.uni-hannover.de/handle/123456789/300

Over recent years, it became widely accepted that alternative, renewable energy may come at some risk for wildlife, for example, when wind turbines cause large numbers of bat fatalities. To better assess likely populations effects of wind turbine related wildlife fatalities, we studied the geographi...