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Timing and Weather Offer Alternative Mitigation Strategies for Lowering Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in Ontario

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Wind farms represent one of the largest sources of anthropogenic mortality for bats. Wind proponents attempt to mitigate these effects via operational curtailment, such that wind energy is not produced on nights with low wind speeds during the late summer and fall. Our study modeled...

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Autores principales: Squires, Kelly A., Thurber, Bethany G., Zimmerling, J. Ryan, Francis, Charles M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8698177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34944278
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11123503