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dc.contributor.authorStokke, Bård Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorNygård, Torgeir
dc.contributor.authorFalkdalen, Ulla
dc.contributor.authorPedersen, Hans Christian
dc.contributor.authorMay, Roelof Frans
dc.coverage.spatialSmøla, Norwayen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-15T11:54:01Z
dc.date.available2021-03-15T11:54:01Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2733397
dc.description.abstract1. Birds colliding with turbine rotor blades is a well-known negative consequence of wind-power plants. However, there has been far less attention to the risk of birds colliding with the turbine towers, and how to mitigate this risk. 2. Based on data from the Smøla wind-power plant in Central Norway, it seems highly likely that willow ptarmigan (the only gallinaceous species found on the island) is prone to collide with turbine towers. By employing a BACI-approach, we tested if painting the lower parts of turbine towers black would reduce the collision risk. 3. Overall, there was a 48% reduction in the number of recorded ptarmigan carcasses per search at painted turbines relative to neighboring control (unpainted) ones, with significant variation both within and between years. 4. Using contrast painting to the turbine towers resulted in significantly reduced number of ptarmigan carcasses found, emphasizing the effectiveness of such a relatively simple mitigation measure.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectcarcass searchesen_US
dc.subjectcontrast paintingen_US
dc.subjectmitigation measuresen_US
dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.subjectSmølaen_US
dc.subjectwillow ptarmiganen_US
dc.subjectwind energy developmenten_US
dc.titleEffect of tower base painting on willow ptarmigan collision rates with wind turbinesen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© The Authorsen_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.source.pagenumber5670-5679en_US
dc.source.volume10en_US
dc.source.journalEcology and Evolutionen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.6307
dc.identifier.cristin1808748


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