Environmental Impacts of Wind Power Development on the Population Biology of Greater Prairie-Chickens

Sandercock, Brett K.

doi:10.2172/1220108

2013

DOI: 10.2172/1220108

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Environmental Impacts of Wind Power Development on the Population Biology of Greater Prairie-Chickens

Brett K. Sandercock

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Can the effect of tall structures on birds be isolated from other aspects of development?

Walters¹,

Kosciuch

Jones

2014

Wildl. Soc. Bull.

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As technology and energy development increase, undeveloped land and land traditionally used for agriculture now host structures not part of the historical landscape. These structures (e.g., communication towers, transmission lines) are taller than many objects in natural landscapes. Concerns have been raised regarding the effects of tall structures on birds, primarily functional habitat loss due to avoidance. Two hypotheses have been advanced to explain observed patterns of birds near tall structures: increased perceived predation risk and neophobia. We examined the literature and used a vote-counting methodology to document 1) the reported direction (positive or negative) of a potential tall-structure effect, 2) whether the effect of tall structures can be isolated from other effects of development, 3) whether the study design lent itself to drawing a supportable conclusion, and 4) whether the authors suggested a causal mechanism for any observed pattern. We did not detect any consistent response to tall structures, nor did we find evidence to support the two hypotheses. In addition, a structure's "tallness" could not be isolated from other factors associated with development such as human activity. Understanding causal mechanisms is important for management and conservation because observed effects might not be related to the tallness of the structure but to other factors that could be managed, such as timing of construction. Our results suggest that the effect of tall structures on birds is not well understood, and focused studies that examine before-andafter effects and specific causal mechanisms are needed to support effective project siting and conservation planning. Ó

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Can the effect of tall structures on birds be isolated from other aspects of development?

Walters¹,

Kosciuch

Jones

2014

Wildl. Soc. Bull.

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Thinking globally and siting locally – renewable energy and biodiversity in a rapidly warming world

Allison¹,

Root

Frumhoff

2014

Climatic Change

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Increasing greenhouse gas emissions are projected to raise global average surface temperatures by 3˚-4°C within this century, dramatically increasing the extinction risk for terrestrial and freshwater species and severely disrupting ecosystems across the globe. Limiting the magnitude of warming and its devastating impacts on biodiversity will require deep emissions reductions that include the rapid, large-scale deployment of low-carbon renewable energy. Concerns about potential adverse impacts to species and ecosystems from the expansion of renewable energy development will play an important role in determining the pace and scale of emissions reductions and hence, the impact of climate change on global biodiversity. Efforts are underway to reduce uncertainty regarding wildlife impacts from renewable energy development, but such uncertainty cannot be eliminated. We argue the need to accept some and perhaps substantial risk of impacts to wildlife from renewable energy development in order to limit the far greater risks to biodiversity loss owing to climate change. We propose a path forward for better reconciling expedited renewable energy development with wildlife conservation in a warming world.

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Kansas Windscape - 2016 Status

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2016

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science

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Environmental Impacts of Wind Power Development on the Population Biology of Greater Prairie-Chickens

Cited by 3 publications

References 25 publications

Can the effect of tall structures on birds be isolated from other aspects of development?

Can the effect of tall structures on birds be isolated from other aspects of development?

Thinking globally and siting locally – renewable energy and biodiversity in a rapidly warming world

Kansas Windscape - 2016 Status

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