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European free–tailed bat fatalities at wind farms in southern Spain
Author(s) -
AntonioRomán Muñoz,
Miguel Ángel Farfán
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
animal biodiversity and conservation
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2014-928X
pISSN - 1578-665X
DOI - 10.32800/abc.2020.43.0037
Subject(s) - wind power , wildlife , renewable energy , greenhouse gas , geography , environmental protection , environmental science , fishery , environmental resource management , ecology , biology
espanolEl viento se esta utilizando cada vez mas como fuente de energia renovable en todo el mundo. Aunque las turbinas eolicas ayudan a reducir la emision de gases de efecto invernadero, no se pueden pasar por alto los costos que conllevan para la fauna salvaje. Hasta la fecha, los programas de seguimiento e investigacion se han centrado principalmente en el impacto de los parques eolicos en las aves, aunque se ha constatado que tambien afectan a los murcielagos. En este trabajo se compila informacion sobre la mortalidad del murcielago rabudo en los parques eolicos del sur de Espana y destacamos la necesidad de conocer mejor y evitar la mortalidad de murcielagos en un mundo donde la demanda de energias renovables no para de aumentar. EnglishWind is increasingly used as a renewable energy all around the world. Although wind turbines help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the costs to wild -life cannot be overlooked. To date, monitoring programs and research have mainly focused on the impact of wind farms on birds but negative effects on bats have also reported. Here we compile information related to European free–tailed bat deaths at wind farms in southern Spain. In a world where the demand for renewable energy is rising we highlight the need to better understand and prevent bat fatalities.

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