Authors
Rita Bastos, Ana Pinhanços, Mário Santos, Rui F Fernandes, Joana R Vicente, Francisco Morinha, João P Honrado, Paulo Travassos, Paulo Barros, João A Cabral
Publication date
2016/10
Journal
Journal of Applied Ecology
Volume
53
Issue
5
Pages
1330-1340
Description
  1. The Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis is very susceptible to the negative effects of wind farms. In northern Portugal, this evidence is particularly severe due to the skylark's preference for mountain breeding habitats where most wind farms are located. Facing the frequent failure of environmental impact assessments (EIA) to evaluate the cumulative impacts of wind farms on wildlife, this study aimed to develop and test a methodology to quantify local and regional consequences on birds, using skylarks as a test species, taking into account future predictable environmental changes.
  2. We propose a spatially explicit dynamic approach that combines the results from multiple modelling techniques under a common framework to assess the local and cumulative regional impacts of wind farms on skylark populations. This includes the following: (i) modelling the local impact of wind farms (in terms of collision mortality) on the …
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Scholar articles
R Bastos, A Pinhanços, M Santos, RF Fernandes… - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2016