First Report on Bat Mortalities on Wind Farms in Chile

dc.creator	ESCOBAR,LUIS E
dc.creator	JUAREZ,CÉSAR
dc.creator	MEDINA-VOGEL,GONZALO
dc.creator	GONZALEZ,CARLOS M
dc.date	2015-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-24T21:24:41Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-24T21:24:41Z
dc.identifier	https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-65382015000100003
dc.identifier.uri	http://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/57299
dc.description	In Latin America there is a lack of scientific reports of bat mortality caused by wind farms operation. We report for the first time, clear evidence of bat mortalities from wind farms in Chile. We generated an ecological niche model of the affected species, Tadarida brasiliensis, to explore areas of potential species distribution overlapping with areas with distribution of wind farms in Chile. We found that T. brasiliensis potential distribution overlaps with the current and future distribution of wind farms in Chile. Rapid developments are currently being made within the wind energy industry in Chile. Future research should quantify the impact patterns of wind farms on wildlife, explore mitigation methods, and determine the areas with high biodiversity vulnerability in Chile.
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dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción
dc.relation	10.4067/S0717-65382015000100003
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source	Gayana (Concepción) v.79 n.1 2015
dc.title	First Report on Bat Mortalities on Wind Farms in Chile