Bird Mortality Associated with Wind Turbines at the Buffalo Ridge Wind Resource Area, Minnesota

Osborn, Robert G.; Higgins, Kenneth F.; Usgaard, Robert E.; Dieter, Charles D.; Neiger, Regg D.

doi:10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0041:bmawwt]2.0.co;2

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“…Moreover, wind farms have shown a spectacular growth because they have reduced the costs of energy production and produced a clean energy. This phenomenon has generated a proliferation of wind farms around the world (Germany, Spain, United States, etc) (Osborn et al 2000).…”

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“…Most of studies about possible effects of wind power on wildlife animals have been focused on birds, specifically on avian activity, habitat use and bird mortality (Winkelman 1990;Orloff and Flannery 1992;Musters et al 1996;Howell 1997;Dirksen et al 1998;Morrison and Sinclair 1998;Strickland et al 1998;Thelander and Rugge 1998;Osborn et al 2000;Erickson et al 2001;de Lucas et al 2004). None have studied the effects of wind power on small mammal communities.…”

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A Bird and Small Mammal BACI and IG Design Studies in a Wind Farm in Malpica (Spain)

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Abstract. Wind farms have shown a spectacular growth during the last 10 years. As far as we know, this study is the first where the relationship between wind power and birds and small mammals have been considered. Before-after control impact (BACI) study design to birds and Impact Gradient (IG) study design to small mammals to test the null hypothesis of no impact of a wind farm were used. In the BACI model Windfarm Area and a Reference Area were considered. Distance from turbines was considered in the IG model. Windfarm installations did not clearly affect bird and small mammal populations. Flight height of nesting and no nesting birds did not show a clear tendency. Small mammals populations suffered high variations in numbers through times by intrinsic population factors. There are many practical problems of detection of human influence on abundances of populations so sampling in the long run can be suggested.

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A Bird and Small Mammal BACI and IG Design Studies in a Wind Farm in Malpica (Spain)

2005

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“…There is a general acceptance of the idea that collision mortality would increases with bird abundance (Musters et al 1996 ;Osborn et al 2000 ;Drewitt and Langston 2006 ;Tellería 2009a , b ). Although linearity in this relationship could be, a priori, a simplistic assumption because of interspecifi c differences in susceptibility to this infrastructure, higher abundance of individuals of species sensitive to collision at wind farms would increase fatality rates.…”

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Effects of Renewable Energy Production and Infrastructure on Wildlife

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“…We discuss three wind resource areas that have been monitored for mortality and have included adjustments for scavenging and searcher efficiency bias (Osborn et al 2000, Johnson et al 2002, Young et al 2003, Erickson et al 2000b, although other studies listed in table 1 include Erickson et al 2003aand 2003b, Howe et al 2002, Nicholson 2003and Johnson et al 2002 Several studies have been conducted at the Buffalo Ridge wind resource area, which is located an agricultural landscape in southwestern Minnesota. At the 73-turbine Phase I wind plant, eight collision fatalities were documented during the initial two-year period of operation (Osborn et al 2000). The fatalities consisted of one Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), one…”

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Is Male-biased Collision Mortality of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) in Florida Associated with Flock Behavior?

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We estimate that from 500 million to possibly over 1 billion birds are killed annually in the United States due to anthropogenic sources including collisions with human-made structures such as vehicles, buildings and windows, power lines, communication towers, and wind turbines; electrocutions; oil spills and other contaminants; pesticides; cat predation; and commercial fishing by-catch. Many of the deaths from these sources would be considered unlawful take under federal laws such as the Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. In this paper, we summarize this literature and provide the basis for the mortality projections for many of the apparent significant sources. Most of the mortality projections are based on small sample sizes, and on studies typically lacking adjustments for scavenging and searcher efficiency biases. Although the estimates for each source often range by an order of magnitude, the cumulative mortality from all these sources continues to be a concern.

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Bird Mortality Associated with Wind Turbines at the Buffalo Ridge Wind Resource Area, Minnesota

Cited by 95 publications

References 7 publications

A Bird and Small Mammal BACI and IG Design Studies in a Wind Farm in Malpica (Spain)

A Bird and Small Mammal BACI and IG Design Studies in a Wind Farm in Malpica (Spain)

Effects of Renewable Energy Production and Infrastructure on Wildlife

Is Male-biased Collision Mortality of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) in Florida Associated with Flock Behavior?

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