Combining radar and direct observation to estimate pelican collision risk at a proposed wind farm on the Cape west coast, South Africa

Pre-construction assessments of bird collision risk at proposed wind farms are often confounded by insufficient or poor quality data describing avian flight paths through the development area. These limitations can compromise the practical value of wind farm impact studies. We used radar- and observ...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 13; no. 2; p. e0192515
Main Authors:	Jenkins, Andrew R., Reid, Tim, du Plessis, Johan, Colyn, Robin, Benn, Grant, Millikin, Rhonda
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 06.02.2018 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Air traffic control Analysis Animal populations Animals Biology and Life Sciences Birds Breeding Capes (landforms) Collision avoidance Collision dynamics Collision mortality Conservation of Natural Resources Data processing Daylight Demographics Earth Sciences Engineering and Technology Environmental aspects Flight, Animal Growth rate Influence Medicine and Health Sciences Mitigation Mortality Ornithology Pelecanus onocrotalus Pelicans Population growth Protection and preservation Radar Remote sensing Risk South Africa Studies Sustainable development Traffic models Turbines Wind Wind farms Wind power Wind power generation Wind power plants South Africa Dassen Island
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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