Bats and Wind Farms: The Role and Importance of the Baltic Sea Countries in the European Context of Power Transition and Biodiversity Conservation
Although labeled as environmentally friendly, wind power can have negative impacts on the environment, such as habitat destruction or wildlife fatalities. Considering the distribution and migratory characteristics of European bats, the negative effects of wind power should be addressed on an appropr...
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ftunivturku:oai:www.utupub.fi:10024/169543 2023-05-15T17:59:45+02:00 Bats and Wind Farms: The Role and Importance of the Baltic Sea Countries in the European Context of Power Transition and Biodiversity Conservation Vesterinen EJ Brommer JE Vasko V Gaultier SP Lilley TM Blomberg AS Ijäs A fysiologia ja genetiikka, Physiology and Genetics ekologia ja evoluutiobiologia, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology MKK Yhteisrahoitteiset T&K-hankkeet, CMS Yhteisrahoitteiset T&K-hankkeet biologian laitoksen yhteiset, Department of Biology 2606404 2606402 2606400 2609042 2022-10-28T14:07:55Z 10398 10385 https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/169543 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c00070 en eng AMER CHEMICAL SOC Yhdysvallat (USA) United States US 54 10.1021/acs.est.0c00070 Environmental Science and Technology 17 https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/169543 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c00070 URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042825233 1520-5851 0013-936X 2022 ftunivturku 2022-11-03T00:02:15Z Although labeled as environmentally friendly, wind power can have negative impacts on the environment, such as habitat destruction or wildlife fatalities. Considering the distribution and migratory characteristics of European bats, the negative effects of wind power should be addressed on an appropriate scale. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on interactions between wind farms and bats in Europe, and compares it with the situation in the countries of the European boreal biogeographic region. We analyzed data from papers published in international and national scientific journals, focusing on studies conducted in Europe. The issue of the impacts wind power has on bats is clearly overlooked in most of the countries of the European boreal region, with low volumes of research available on the topic. This is probably due to fewer wind farms in the area, making this recent issue a less-prioritized topic. However, the Baltic Sea, and the countries surrounding it, are of extreme importance with regards to bat migration, especially for the Pipistrellus nathusii. Therefore, more research on wind power and bats is needed in this region, as well as more cooperation between all the stakeholders. Other/Unknown Material Pipistrellus nathusii University of Turku: UTUPub |
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Although labeled as environmentally friendly, wind power can have negative impacts on the environment, such as habitat destruction or wildlife fatalities. Considering the distribution and migratory characteristics of European bats, the negative effects of wind power should be addressed on an appropriate scale. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on interactions between wind farms and bats in Europe, and compares it with the situation in the countries of the European boreal biogeographic region. We analyzed data from papers published in international and national scientific journals, focusing on studies conducted in Europe. The issue of the impacts wind power has on bats is clearly overlooked in most of the countries of the European boreal region, with low volumes of research available on the topic. This is probably due to fewer wind farms in the area, making this recent issue a less-prioritized topic. However, the Baltic Sea, and the countries surrounding it, are of extreme importance with regards to bat migration, especially for the Pipistrellus nathusii. Therefore, more research on wind power and bats is needed in this region, as well as more cooperation between all the stakeholders. |
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fysiologia ja genetiikka, Physiology and Genetics ekologia ja evoluutiobiologia, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology MKK Yhteisrahoitteiset T&K-hankkeet, CMS Yhteisrahoitteiset T&K-hankkeet biologian laitoksen yhteiset, Department of Biology 2606404 2606402 2606400 2609042 |
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Vesterinen EJ Brommer JE Vasko V Gaultier SP Lilley TM Blomberg AS Ijäs A |
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Vesterinen EJ Brommer JE Vasko V Gaultier SP Lilley TM Blomberg AS Ijäs A Bats and Wind Farms: The Role and Importance of the Baltic Sea Countries in the European Context of Power Transition and Biodiversity Conservation |
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Vesterinen EJ Brommer JE Vasko V Gaultier SP Lilley TM Blomberg AS Ijäs A |
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Vesterinen EJ |
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Bats and Wind Farms: The Role and Importance of the Baltic Sea Countries in the European Context of Power Transition and Biodiversity Conservation |
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Bats and Wind Farms: The Role and Importance of the Baltic Sea Countries in the European Context of Power Transition and Biodiversity Conservation |
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Bats and Wind Farms: The Role and Importance of the Baltic Sea Countries in the European Context of Power Transition and Biodiversity Conservation |
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Bats and Wind Farms: The Role and Importance of the Baltic Sea Countries in the European Context of Power Transition and Biodiversity Conservation |
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Bats and Wind Farms: The Role and Importance of the Baltic Sea Countries in the European Context of Power Transition and Biodiversity Conservation |
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bats and wind farms: the role and importance of the baltic sea countries in the european context of power transition and biodiversity conservation |
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC |
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2022 |
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https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/169543 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c00070 |
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