TY - RPRT
TI - Report of the Intersessional Working Group on Wind Turbines and Bat Populations
AU - Rodrigues, L
AU - Harbusch, C
AU - Smith, L
AU - Bach, L
AU - Catto, C
AU - Lutsar, L
AU - Ivanova, T
AU - Hutson, T
AU - Dubourg-Savage, M
AB - Wind turbines may have negative impacts on bat populations, as well as their prey and habitats, such as:destruction and disturbance of habitats and commuting corridorsdestruction or disturbance of roostsincreased collision risk for bats in flightthrough emission of ultrasound noiseSeveral hypotheses have been advanced to explain why bats collide with wind turbines since, a priori, this probability seems to be very small (Ahlén 2003): (1) bats concentrate in certain areas (e.g., for feeding or migrating), (2) bats may be attracted by the sound of the blades, (3), bats may use wind turbines structures to rest, (4) migrating bats do not use echolocation to navigate, (5) air turbulence may attract bats.
DA - 2005/04//
PY - 2005
SP - 21
PB - EUROBATS
SN - Doc.EUROBATS.AC10.9
UR - http://www.eurobats.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/Advisory_Committee/AC10_Doc_9_Report_IWG_WindTurbines.pdf
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Land-Based Wind
KW - Bats
ER -