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Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds

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dc.contributor.authorMarques, Ana T.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Carlos D.
dc.contributor.authorHanssen, Frank
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz, Antonio‐Román
dc.contributor.authorOnrubia, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorWikelski, Martin
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorM. Palmeirim, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorSilva, João Paulo
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-17T18:12:50Z
dc.date.available2021-02-17T18:12:50Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.description.abstractWind 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 the most affected groups with alarming fatality rates by collision with wind turbines and an escalating occupation of their migratory corridors. These birds have been described as changing their flight trajectories to avoid wind turbines, but this behaviour may lead to functional habitat loss, as suitable soaring areas in the proximity of wind turbines will likely be underused. We modelled the displacement effect of wind turbines on black kites (Milvus migrans) tracked by GPS. We also evaluated the impact of this effect at the scale of the landscape by estimating how much suitable soaring area was lost to wind turbines. We used state-of-the-art tracking devices to monitor the movements of 130 black kites in an area populated by wind turbines, at the migratory bottleneck of the Strait of Gibraltar. Landscape use by birds was mapped from GPS data using dynamic Brownian bridge movement models, and generalized additive mixed modelling was used to estimate the effect of wind turbine proximity on bird use while accounting for orographic and thermal uplift availability. We found that areas up to approximately 674 m away from the turbines were less used than expected given their uplift potential. Within that distance threshold, bird use decreased with the proximity to wind turbines. We estimated that the footprint of wind turbines affected 3%-14% of the areas suitable for soaring in our study area. We present evidence that the impacts of wind energy industry on soaring birds are greater than previously acknowledged. In addition to the commonly reported fatalities, the avoidance of turbines by soaring birds causes habitat losses in their movement corridors. Authorities should recognize this further impact of wind energy production and establish new regulations that protect soaring habitat. We also showed that soaring habitat for birds can be modelled at a fine scale using publicly available data. Such an approach can be used to plan low-impact placement of turbines in new wind energy developments.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1365-2656.12961pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/46412
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWileypt_PT
dc.relationFCT IF/01053/2015pt_PT
dc.relationFCT SFRH/BD/100147/2014pt_PT
dc.relationFCT SFRH/BPD/111084/2015pt_PT
dc.relationFCT SFRH/BPD/64786/2009pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2656.12961pt_PT
dc.subjectAnimalspt_PT
dc.subjectClimate Changept_PT
dc.subjectEcosystempt_PT
dc.subjectBirdspt_PT
dc.subjectFlight, Animalpt_PT
dc.titleWind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birdspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage103pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage93pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Animal Ecologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume89pt_PT
person.familyNamePalmeirim
person.familyNameSilva
person.givenNameJorge Manuel
person.givenNameJoão Paulo
person.identifierhttps://scholar.google.pt/citations?hl=en&authuser=1&user=HtYrG0oAAAAJ
person.identifier.ciencia-id4612-28AD-C19F
person.identifier.ciencia-id4F1C-AD92-DFBF
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4734-8162
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1956-5779
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rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
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