A Review of the Impacts of Wind Farms and Other Aerial Structures Upon Birds

Gill, J.; Townsley, M.; Mudge, G. (1996). A Review of the Impacts of Wind Farms and Other Aerial Structures Upon Birds (Report No. No 21). Report by Scottish Natural Heritage.

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author = {Gill, J and Townsley, M and Mudge, G},
title = {A Review of the Impacts of Wind Farms and Other Aerial Structures Upon Birds},
institution = {Scottish Natural Heritage},
year = {1996},
month = {jan},
number = {No 21},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/biblio/538851},
keywords = {Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Birds},
}

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TY - RPRT
TI - A Review of the Impacts of Wind Farms and Other Aerial Structures Upon Birds
AU - Gill, J
AU - Townsley, M
AU - Mudge, G
AB - The purpose of this report is to conduct a critical review of available international literature on the impact of wind turbines and associated aerial structures on bird species, taking the 1992 Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) report by Crockford as a baseline. Where appropriate Crockford's main conclusions have been reiterated, expanded upon or added to. The report concludes with the identification of strategic approaches to mitigating and monitoring bird impacts, and a series of broad conclusions and comments drawn from the reviewed literature.
DA - 1996/01//
PY - 1996
SP - 71
PB - Scottish Natural Heritage
SN - No 21
UR - https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/biblio/538851
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Land-Based Wind
KW - Birds
ER -

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Abstract

The purpose of this report is to conduct a critical review of available international literature on the impact of wind turbines and associated aerial structures on bird species, taking the 1992 Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) report by Crockford as a baseline. Where appropriate Crockford's main conclusions have been reiterated, expanded upon or added to. The report concludes with the identification of strategic approaches to mitigating and monitoring bird impacts, and a series of broad conclusions and comments drawn from the reviewed literature.