Post-construction bird and bat fatality monitoring studies at wind energy projects in Latin America: A summary and review.

ABSTRACT: Most post-construction fatality monitoring (PCFM) studies to date have focused on North America and Europe, and this information has been used to assess the impacts of large-scale wind energy on birds and bats. A comprehensive review of wind-wildlife fatality information is still lacking for Latin America; however, given the current installed capacity and the projected increase of wind energy production across Latin America, it is important to fill in the knowledge gap on impacts to wildlife. To provide a current summary of known impacts to birds and bats in Latin America and to identify gaps on this important information, we compiled, reviewed, and synthesized bird and bat fatality information at wind energy projects in the region. Our literature search resulted in 10 references relevant

SUBMITTER: Agudelo MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8215218 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature