Using kernel density estimation to explore habitat use by seabirds at a marine renewable wave energy test facility

• Published in: Marine Policy
• Main Authors: Lees, Kirsty J., Guerin, Andrew J., Masden, Elizabeth A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Fulmar; Great skua; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/32b6831f-5e7b-46e0-9063-b7d17efaa609; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.09.033; https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/1951651/KDE_MS_MP_postprint.pdf; http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0308597X15002845

If Scottish Government targets are met, the equivalent of 100% of Scotland's electricity demand will be generated from renewable sources by 2020. There are several possible risks posed to seabirds from marine renewable energy installations (MREIs) and many knowledge gaps still exist around the...