Black kites of different age and sex show similar avoidance responses to wind turbines during migration

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dc.contributor.authorSantos, Carlos David
dc.contributor.authorFerraz, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz, Antonio-Román
dc.contributor.authorOnrubia, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorWikelski, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-24T14:00:45Z
dc.date.available2021-01-24T14:00:45Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-24
dc.description.abstractPopulations of soaring birds are often impacted by wind-power generation. Sex and age bias in turbine collisions can exacerbate these impacts through demographic changes that can lead to population decline or collapse. While several studies have reported sex and age differences in the number of soaring birds killed by turbines, it remains unclear if they result from different abundances or group-specific turbine avoidance behaviours, the latter having severer consequences. We investigated sex and age effects on turbine avoidance behaviour of black kites (Milvus migrans) during migration near the Strait of Gibraltar. We tracked the movements of 135 individuals with GPS data loggers in an area with high density of turbines and then modelled the effect of proximity of turbines on bird utilization distribution (UD). Both sexes and age classes showed similar patterns of displacement, with reduced UD values in the proximity of turbines and a clear peak at 700–850 m away, probably marking the distance at which most birds turn direction to avoid approaching the turbines further. The consistency of these patterns indicates that displacement range can be used as an accurate proxy for collision risk and habitat loss, and should be incorporated in environmental impact assessment studies.
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.5441/001/1.23n2m412/1
dc.identifier.urihttps://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.1251
dc.relation.ispartofdoi:10.5441/001/1.23n2m412
dc.relation.isreferencedbydoi:10.1098/rsos.201933
dc.relation.isreferencedbydoi:10.1111/1365-2656.12961
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectaccelerometer
dc.subjectanimal movement
dc.subjectanimal tracking
dc.subjectavian migration
dc.subjectbio-logging
dc.subjectblack kites
dc.subjectGPS loggers
dc.subjecthabitat displacement
dc.subjectMilvus migrans
dc.subjectStrait of Gibralter
dc.subjectwind energy
dc.titleBlack kites of different age and sex show similar avoidance responses to wind turbines during migration
dc.typeDataset
dspace.entity.typeData package
dwc.ScientificNameMilvus migrans
mdr.citation.BibTex
@misc{001/1_23n2m412/1,
  title = {Black kites of different age and sex show similar avoidance responses to wind turbines during migration},
  author = {Santos, CD and Ferraz, R and Muñoz, A and Onrubia, A and Wikelski, M},
  year = {2021},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.23n2m412/1},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.23n2m412/1},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}
mdr.citation.CSE
Santos CD, Ferraz R, Muñoz A, Onrubia A, Wikelski M. 2021. Black kites of different age and sex show similar avoidance responses to wind turbines during migration. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.23n2m412/1
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DO  - doi:10.5441/001/1.23n2m412/1
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