Bat mortality at wind turbines in Northwestern Europe

• Autorzy: Rydell J. , Bach L. , Dubourg-Savage M. J. , Green M. , Rodrigues L. , Hedenstrom A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We reviewed published and unpublished written reports on bat mortality at wind farms in northwestern Europe. The estimated number of bats killed per turbine annually was relatively low (0–3) on flat, open farmland away from the coast, higher (2–5) in more complex agricultural landscapes, and highest (5–20) at the coast and on forested hills and ridges. The species killed almost exclusively (98%) belonged to a group (Nyctalus, Pipistrellus, Vespertilio and Eptesicus spp.) adapted for open-air foraging. The bats were killed by the moving rotor blades as they hunted insects attracted to the turbines. This occurred independently of sex and age. Peak mortality varied considerably in frequency and timing among years, but the events usually (90%) occurred on nights with low wind speeds in late July to early October and to a lesser extent (10%) also in April-June. The mortality increased with turbine tower height and rotor diameter but was independent of the distance from the ground to the lowest rotor point. It was also independent of the size of the wind park (1–18 turbines). Bat species other than the open-air suite referred to above are usually not at risk at wind turbines, because they fly below the rotors, but are still killed occasionally (2%).

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 12
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.261-274,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Rydell J.

• Ecology Building, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden

autor

Bach L.

• Freilandforschung, zool. Gutachten, Hamfhofsweg 125b, D-28357 Bremen, Germany

autor

Dubourg-Savage M. J.

• Société pour l'Etude et la Protection des Mammifères, c/o Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bourges, Les Rives d'Auron, F-18000 Bourges, France

autor

Green M.

• Ecology Building, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden

autor

Rodrigues L.

• Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e da Biodiversidade, Rua de Santa Marta 55, P-1150-294 Lisboa, Portugal

autor

Hedenstrom A.

• Ecology Building, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden

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