Understanding bird collisions at wind farms: An updated review on the causes and possible mitigation strategies
Bird mortality due to collisions with wind turbines is one of the major ecological concerns
associated with wind farms. Data on the factors influencing collision risk and bird fatality are …
associated with wind farms. Data on the factors influencing collision risk and bird fatality are …
Atmospheric conditions create freeways, detours and tailbacks for migrating birds
The extraordinary adaptations of birds to contend with atmospheric conditions during their
migratory flights have captivated ecologists for decades. During the 21st century …
migratory flights have captivated ecologists for decades. During the 21st century …
The environmental-data automated track annotation (Env-DATA) system: linking animal tracks with environmental data
Background The movement of animals is strongly influenced by external factors in their
surrounding environment such as weather, habitat types, and human land use. With …
surrounding environment such as weather, habitat types, and human land use. With …
Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds
Wind energy production has expanded to meet climate change mitigation goals, but
negative impacts of wind turbines have been reported on wildlife. Soaring birds are among …
negative impacts of wind turbines have been reported on wildlife. Soaring birds are among …
Glider soaring via reinforcement learning in the field
Soaring birds often rely on ascending thermal plumes (thermals) in the atmosphere as they
search for prey or migrate across large distances,,–. The landscape of convective currents is …
search for prey or migrate across large distances,,–. The landscape of convective currents is …
Grand challenges in migration biology
MS Bowlin, IA Bisson… - Integrative and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Billions of animals migrate each year. To successfully reach their destination, migrants must
have evolved an appropriate genetic program and suitable developmental, morphological …
have evolved an appropriate genetic program and suitable developmental, morphological …
Adult vultures outperform juveniles in challenging thermal soaring conditions
Due to the potentially detrimental consequences of low performance in basic functional
tasks, individuals are expected to improve performance with age and show the most marked …
tasks, individuals are expected to improve performance with age and show the most marked …
Estimating updraft velocity components over large spatial scales: contrasting migration strategies of golden eagles and turkey vultures
G Bohrer, D Brandes, JT Mandel, KL Bildstein… - Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2011) Abstract Soaring birds migrate in massive numbers worldwide.
These migrations are complex and dynamic phenomena, strongly influenced by …
These migrations are complex and dynamic phenomena, strongly influenced by …
Topography drives migratory flight altitude of golden eagles: implications for on‐shore wind energy development
Wind power is a fast‐growing industry with broad potential to impact volant wildlife. Flight
altitude is a key determinant of the risk to wildlife from modern horizontal‐axis wind turbines …
altitude is a key determinant of the risk to wildlife from modern horizontal‐axis wind turbines …
How cheap is soaring flight in raptors? A preliminary investigation in freely-flying vultures
Measuring the costs of soaring, gliding and flap** flight in raptors is challenging, but
essential for understanding their ecology. Among raptors, vultures are scavengers that have …
essential for understanding their ecology. Among raptors, vultures are scavengers that have …