TY - JOUR
TI - Response of Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus elaphus) to Wind-power Development
AU - Walter, W
AU - Leslie, D
AU - Jenks, J
T2 - The American Midland Naturalist
AB - Wind-power development is occurring throughout North America, but its effects on mammals are largely unexplored. Our objective was to determine response (i.e., home-range, diet quality) of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) to wind-power development in southwestern Oklahoma. Ten elk were radiocollared in an area of wind-power development on 31 March 2003 and were relocated bi-weekly through March 2005. Wind-power construction was initiated on 1 June 2003 and was completed by December 2003 with 45 active turbines. The largest composite home range sizes (>80 km2) occurred April–June and September, regardless of the status of wind-power facility development. The smallest home range sizes (
DA - 2006/10//
PY - 2006
VL - 156
IS - 2
SP - 363
EP - 375
UR - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1674/0003-0031%282006%29156%5B363%3ARORMEC%5D2.0.CO%3B2
DO - 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)156[363:RORMEC]2.0.CO;2
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Land-Based Wind
KW - Habitat Change
KW - Terrestrial Mammals
ER -