Abstract
Sub-group topics:
- Update/reorganizing of the list of references
- Compilation of data on bat mortality per country
- Updating of tables on monitoring studies done in Europe and on bats ́ behaviour in relation to windfarms
- Mitigation and compensation measures
- Estimation of mortality rate taking into consideration predation, efficiency and controlled area; choose of best estimator for Europe
- Impact of mortality rate on populations
- Deterrents
- Maximum foraging distances of species and Detectability coefficients to compare activity indices
- Collect national guidelines
- Use of dogs vs humans during carcass searches
- Comparing measurement of activity at ground level and rotor height
- Small Wind Turbines
- Offshore windfarms
- Wind farms and forests
- Implementation of mitigation and post-construction monitoring
- 200m buffer distance to habitats particularly important for bats
Past Reports include: