Gone with the wind: Do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of Costa Rica?
The clean energy industry has been growing in Costa Rica, especially wind energy, during the last years. However, at least for the best of our knowledge, published scientific information about diversity, and collision rates, upon bats and birds in wind farms of Costa Rica is not-existent. In this ma...
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| description | The clean energy industry has been growing in Costa Rica, especially wind energy, during the last years. However, at least for the best of our knowledge, published scientific information about diversity, and collision rates, upon bats and birds in wind farms of Costa Rica is not-existent. In this manuscript we highlight the importance of establish biological monitoring programs in the wind farms, to determinate changes in the diversity of flying vertebrates, as well to evaluate the impact of wind towers upon the local and regional biodiversity. We suggest to public and private actors involving in wind energy production and conservation in Costa Rica to work together in order to answer the questions formulated in this manuscript as a priority, and eventually mitigate effectively any potential threat on our biodiversity. The development of research and politics related with those issues is critical to make correct decisions in relation with the wind energy future of the country in armony with nature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60f430e8af444b65acb1611dd7e1579a2022-12-22T01:39:18ZengUniversidad Nacional, Costa RicaCiencias Ambientales1409-21582215-38962018-12-0152123924610.15359/rca.52-1.149574Gone with the wind: Do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of Costa Rica?Victor J. Acosta-Chaves0David Villalobos-Chaves1Universidad Nacional, Universidad de Costa Rica y Universidad Técnica NacionalPrograma para la Conservación de los Murciélagos de Costa Rica (PCMCR)The clean energy industry has been growing in Costa Rica, especially wind energy, during the last years. However, at least for the best of our knowledge, published scientific information about diversity, and collision rates, upon bats and birds in wind farms of Costa Rica is not-existent. In this manuscript we highlight the importance of establish biological monitoring programs in the wind farms, to determinate changes in the diversity of flying vertebrates, as well to evaluate the impact of wind towers upon the local and regional biodiversity. We suggest to public and private actors involving in wind energy production and conservation in Costa Rica to work together in order to answer the questions formulated in this manuscript as a priority, and eventually mitigate effectively any potential threat on our biodiversity. The development of research and politics related with those issues is critical to make correct decisions in relation with the wind energy future of the country in armony with nature.http://10.0.96.33/index.php/ambientales/article/view/10133Cordillera de Tilaránenergía renovablefatalidades de avesfatalidades de murciélagosplantas eólicas neotropicalespolíticas de conservación |
| spellingShingle | Victor J. Acosta-Chaves David Villalobos-Chaves Gone with the wind: Do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of Costa Rica? Ciencias Ambientales Cordillera de Tilarán energía renovable fatalidades de aves fatalidades de murciélagos plantas eólicas neotropicales políticas de conservación |
| title | Gone with the wind: Do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of Costa Rica? |
| title_full | Gone with the wind: Do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of Costa Rica? |
| title_fullStr | Gone with the wind: Do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of Costa Rica? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gone with the wind: Do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of Costa Rica? |
| title_short | Gone with the wind: Do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of Costa Rica? |
| title_sort | gone with the wind do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of costa rica |
| topic | Cordillera de Tilarán energía renovable fatalidades de aves fatalidades de murciélagos plantas eólicas neotropicales políticas de conservación |
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