Wind farms are an essential component of global renewable energy policy and the action to limit the effects of climate change. There is, however, considerable concern over the impacts of wind farms on wildlife, leading to a wide range of research and monitoring studies, a growing body of literature and several international conferences on the topic.
Preface 1. Monitoring birds - K. Shawn Smallwood
2. Monitoring bats - Cris D. Hein
3. Modelling collision risk and populations - Ian Smales
4. Statistical principles of post-construction fatality monitoring design - Manuela Huso, Dan Dalthorp and Fränzi Korner-Nievergelt
5. Spatial planning - Jenny Bright and Caoimhe Muldoon
6. Mitigation for birds - Roel May
7. Turbine siting for raptors - K. Shawn Smallwood, Lee Neher and Douglas A. Bell
8. Mitigating bat collision - Edward B. Arnett
9. A best practice approach to future planning - Victoria Gartman, Eva Schuster, Johann Köppel and Martin R. Perrow
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