Geese migrating over the Pacific Ocean select altitudes coinciding with offshore wind turbine blades
Emily L. Weiser,
Cory T. Overton,
David C. Douglas
et al.
Abstract:Renewable energy facilities are a key part of mitigating climate change, but can pose threats to wild birds and bats, most often through collisions with infrastructure. Understanding collision risk and the factors affecting it can help minimize impacts on wild populations. For wind turbines, flight altitude is a major factor influencing collision risk, and altitude‐selection analyses can evaluate when and why animals fly at certain altitudes under certain conditions.
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