Golden Eagle fatalities and the continental-scale consequences of local wind-energy generation

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Veröffentlicht in:	Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 31(2017), 2 vom: 27. Apr., Seite 406-415
1. Verfasser:	Katzner, Todd E (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Nelson, David M, Braham, Melissa A, Doyle, Jacqueline M, Fernandez, Nadia B, Duerr, Adam E, Bloom, Peter H, Fitzpatrick, Matthew C, Miller, Tricia A, Culver, Renee C E, Braswell, Loan, DeWoody, J Andrew
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Schlagworte:	Journal Article SNP energía renovable interacciones viento-vida silvestre isotopo estable de hidrógeno renewable energy stable hydrogen isotope wind-wildlife interactions

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Zusammenfassung:	© 2016 Society for Conservation Biology. Renewable energy production is expanding rapidly despite mostly unknown environmental effects on wildlife and habitats. We used genetic and stable isotope data collected from Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) killed at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (APWRA) in California in demographic models to test hypotheses about the geographic extent and demographic consequences of fatalities caused by renewable energy facilities. Geospatial analyses of δ2 H values obtained from feathers showed that ≥25% of these APWRA-killed eagles were recent immigrants to the population, most from long distances away (>100 km). Data from nuclear genes indicated this subset of immigrant eagles was genetically similar to birds identified as locals from the δ2 H data. Demographic models implied that in the face of this mortality, the apparent stability of the local Golden Eagle population was maintained by continental-scale immigration. These analyses demonstrate that ecosystem management decisions concerning the effects of local-scale renewable energy can have continental-scale consequences
Beschreibung:	Date Completed 04.01.2018 Date Revised 02.12.2018 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:	1523-1739
DOI:	10.1111/cobi.12836