Forest bat activity declines with increasing wind speed in proximity of operating wind turbines DOI Creative Commons
Julia S. Ellerbrok, Nina Farwig, Franziska Peter

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Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 49, P. e02782 - e02782

Published: Dec. 21, 2023

The increasing use of onshore wind energy is leading to an increased deployment turbines in structurally rich habitats such as forests. Forest-affiliated bats, turn, are at risk colliding with the rotor blades. Due legal protection bats Europe, it imperative restrict operation periods low bat activity avoid collisions. However, have also been observed over several hundred meters distance, indicating a displacement that cannot solely be explained by modifications habitat. This avoidance suggests indirect factors related turbine operation, e.g., wake turbulences and noise emissions. Therefore, we investigated whether forest-affiliated influenced mode (on/off) under variable conditions along transects from 80 450 m distance turbines. We divided recordings foraging guild, i.e., either narrow-space (Myotis, Plecotus), edge-space (Pipistrellus, Barbastella), or open-space (Nyctalus, Eptesicus, Vespertilio), analyzed effects speed on recorded guild mixed models. acoustic decreased 91% when were operating, while remained unaffected not operating. was neither for nor (ranging between 0 – 4 m/s 10 height above ground) found affect considered alone. Wind emissions known increase consequently, speed, thus presenting likely explanation interactive negative effect specifically noise-sensitive bats. To understand potential ecological long-term consequences populations forest areas design effective conservation measures, future research should focus disentangling different disturbances operation.

Language: Английский

Toward solving the global green–green dilemma between wind energy production and bat conservation DOI Creative Commons
Christian C. Voigt, Enrico Bernard, Joe Chun‐Chia Huang

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BioScience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 74(4), P. 240 - 252

Published: Feb. 21, 2024

Wind energy production is growing rapidly worldwide in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, wind not environmentally neutral. Negative impacts on volant animals, such as bats, include fatalities at turbines and habitat loss due land-use change displacement. Siting away from ecologically sensitive areas implementing measures are critical protecting bat populations. Restricting turbine operations during periods of high activity the most effective form mitigation currently available fatalities. Compensating for offsetting mortality often practiced, because meaningful offsets lacking. Legal frameworks prevent or mitigate negative bats absent countries, especially emerging markets. Therefore, governments lending institutions key reconciling with biodiversity goals by requiring sufficient environmental standards projects.

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Wind energy development can lead to guild‐specific habitat loss in boreal forest bats DOI Creative Commons
Reed April McKay, Sarah Elizabeth Johns, Richard Bischof

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Wildlife Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2024(2)

Published: Jan. 4, 2024

Forest management rarely considers protecting bats in Fennoscandian regions although all species rely on forest habitat at some point their annual cycle. This issue is especially evident as wind parks have increasingly been developed inside forests, against the advice of international bat conservation guidelines. In this study, we aimed to describe and explain community dynamics a Norwegian park located boreal forest, understand potential avoidance or attraction effects. The was sampled acoustically described using foraging guilds (short, medium, long‐range echolocators; SRE, MRE, LRE) well behavior (commuting, feeding social calls). Sampling undertaken two locations per turbine: 1) turbine pad 2) paired natural ground level, from meteorological tower. We used recently method for camera trapping nocturnal flying insects synchronously with acoustic activity. Our results reveal trends general activity across relation insect availability, type, wind, temperature, seasonality. show how seasonal patterns were affected by wind. found that SRE commuting highest habitats, whereas LRE overall habitats more season dependent. availability positively correlated total throughout night. provide evidence both direct indirect risks communities parks: lost energy infrastructure may an increased risk fatality. findings important insights spatial variability activity, which can inform standardizing monitoring parks, combination non‐invasive monitoring.

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Wind energy production in forests conflicts with tree-roosting bats DOI Creative Commons
Christine Reusch,

Ana Ailin Paul,

Marcus Fritze

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Current Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 33(4), P. 737 - 743.e3

Published: Jan. 20, 2023

Many countries are investing heavily in wind power generation,1GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council)Global report 2021.2021https://gwec.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GWEC-Global-Wind-Report-2021.pdfGoogle Scholar triggering a high demand for suitable land. As result, energy facilities increasingly being installed forests,2Arnett E.B. Baerwald E.F. Mathews F. Rodrigues L. Rodríguez-Durán A. Rydell J. Villegas-Patraca R. Voigt C.C. Impacts of development on bats: global perspective.in: Bats the Anthropocene: Conservation Changing World. Springer, 2016: 295-323Crossref Scopus (94) Google Scholar,3Bunzel K. Bovet Thrän D. Eichhorn M. Hidden outlaws forest? A legal and spatial analysis onshore Germany.Energy Res. Soc. Sci. 2019; 55: 14-25Crossref (10) despite fact that forests crucial protection terrestrial biodiversity.4FAOGlobal Forest Resources Assessment 2015—how world's changing?. Food Agriculture Organization United Nations, 2015Google This green-green dilemma is particularly evident bats, as most species at risk colliding with turbines roost trees.2Arnett With some these reported to be declining,5Frick W.F. Pollock J.F. Barclay R.M.R. Szymanski J.A. Weller T.J. Russell A.L. Loeb S.C. Medellin R.A. McGuire L.P. Fatalities may threaten population viability migratory bat.Biol. Conserv. 2017; 209: 172-177Crossref (137) Scholar,6Friedenberg N.A. Frick Assessing fatality minimization hoary bats amid continued development.Biol. 2021; 262: 109309Crossref (21) Scholar,7BfN (Bundesamt für Naturschutz)National implementation EUROBATS.2018https://www.eurobats.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/Meeting_of_Parties/Inf.MoP8_.21_NIR_Germany.pdfGoogle Scholar,8Printz Tschapka Vogeler The common noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula): trends from artificial roosts effect biotic abiotic parameters probability occupation.J. Urban Ecol. 7: juab033Crossref (4) we see an urgent need understand how respond forested areas, especially Europe where all legally protected. We used miniaturized positioning system (GPS) units study European noctula), highly vulnerable turbines,9Rydell Bach Dubourg-Savage M.J. Green Hedenström Bat mortality northwestern Europe.Acta Chiropterol. 2010; 12: 261-274Crossref (165) forests. Data 60 tagged noctules yielded total 8,129 positions, which 2.3% were recorded distances <100 m nearest turbine. active <500 near roosts, require such shut down more frequently times activity reduce collision risk. Beyond avoided over several kilometers, supporting earlier findings habitat loss forest-associated bats.10Ellerbrok J.S. Delius Peter Farwig N. Activity forest specialist decreases towards sites.J. Appl. 2022; 59: 2497-2506https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14249Crossref (2) should compensated by developing parts refugia bats. Our highlights it can challenging generate areas ecologically sustainable manner minimal impact wildlife inhabit them.

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Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites DOI Creative Commons
Julia S. Ellerbrok, Anna Delius, Franziska Peter

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Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 59(10), P. 2497 - 2506

Published: July 9, 2022

Abstract Worldwide, wind turbines are increasingly being built at forest sites to meet the goals of national climate strategies. Yet, impact on biodiversity is barely understood. Bats may be heavily affected by in forests, because many species depend ecosystems for roosting and hunting can experience high fatality rates turbines. We performed acoustic surveys 24 temperate forests low mountain ranges Central Germany monitor changes activity bats relation turbine proximity, rotor size, vegetation structure season. Call sequences were identified assigned one three functional guilds: open‐space, edge‐space narrow‐space foragers, latter mainly specialists. Based response behaviour towards open landscapes, we predicted decreasing bat sites, especially foragers. Vertical heterogeneity had a strong positive effect all bats, yet responses varied across foraging guilds. Activity foragers decreased over distances several hundred metres, with large rotors during mid‐summer months. The did not change distance or season, whereas open‐space increased close late summer. Synthesis applications . Forest specialist avoid metres. This avoidance was most apparent rotors. Since an important habitat these advise exclude diverse as potential consider compensation measures account degradation associated operation forests.

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How far are birds, bats, and terrestrial mammals displaced from onshore wind power development? – A systematic review DOI Creative Commons
Anne Tolvanen,

Henri Routavaara,

Mika Jokikokko

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 288, P. 110382 - 110382

Published: Nov. 28, 2023

Wind power is a rapidly growing source of energy worldwide. It crucial for climate change mitigation, but it also accelerates the degradation biodiversity through habitat loss and displacement wildlife. To understand extent reasons observations where no reported, we conducted systematic review birds, bats, terrestrial mammals. Eighty-four peer-reviewed studies onshore wind yielded 160 distinct distances, termed cases. For mammals, 63 %, 72 67 % cases respectively reported displacement. Cranes (3/3 cases), owls (2/2), semi-domestic reindeer (6/6) showed consistent on average up to 5 km. Gallinaceus birds km, in 7/18 show "no displacement". Bats were displaced 1 km 21/29 Waterfowl (6/7 raptors (24/30), passerines (16/32) waders (8/19) 500 m. Observations suggested result from methodological deficiencies, species-specific characteristics, conditions favorable certain species after development. Displacement-induced population decline could be mitigated by situating low-quality habitats, minimizing small-scale collisions, creating high-quality habitats compensate loss. This provides information distance thresholds that can employed design future projects. However, most assessed effects turbine towers <100 m high, while considerably larger turbines are being built today.

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Foraging guild modulates insectivorous bat responses to habitat loss and insular fragmentation in peninsular Malaysia DOI
Quentin C.K. Hazard, Jérémy S. P. Froidevaux, Natalie Yoh

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 281, P. 110017 - 110017

Published: March 22, 2023

Language: Английский

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Assessment of forest disturbance and soil erosion in wind farm project using satellite observations DOI
Zilong Xia, Yingjie Li, Shanchuan Guo

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Resources Conservation and Recycling, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 212, P. 107934 - 107934

Published: Sept. 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Blaming the wind? The impact of wind turbine on bird biodiversity DOI
Lina Meng, Pengfei Liu, Yinggang Zhou

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Journal of Development Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 172, P. 103402 - 103402

Published: Nov. 10, 2024

Language: Английский

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The trans-european catchment area of common noctule bats killed by wind turbines in France DOI Creative Commons

Maela Merlet,

David X. Soto,

Laurent Arthur

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

Wind turbines used to combat climate change pose a green-green dilemma when endangered and protected wildlife species are killed by collisions with rotating blades. Here, we investigated the geographic origin of bats wind along an east-west transect in France determine spatial extent this conflict Western Europe. We analysed stable hydrogen isotopes fur keratin 60 common noctule (Nyctalus noctula) during summer migration four regions predict their using models based on precipitation isoscapes. first separated migratory from regional individuals isotope ratios local bats. Across all regions, 71.7% noctules were 28.3% distant origin, latter being predominantly females northeastern observed higher proportion western sites compared eastern sites. Our study suggests that wind-turbine-related losses may impact breeding populations across whole Europe, confirming highly vulnerable effective conservation measures, such as temporary curtailment turbine operation, should be mandatory protect them colliding blades turbines.

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Wind turbines displace bats from drinking sites DOI Creative Commons
Carolin Scholz,

Harold P. Klein,

Christian C. Voigt

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 302, P. 110968 - 110968

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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