Assessing the cumulative impacts of wind farms on peatland birds: a case study of golden plover Pluvialis apricaria in Scotland

The distribution of golden plover across Scotland was modelled using land cover and management variables, and used to highlight the spatial association between golden plover abundance and current and proposed wind farm developments. Overlap was greatest in three biogeographical zones (the Western Is...

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Main Authors: J.W. Pearce-Higgins, L. Stephen, R.H.W. Langston, J.A. Bright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society 2008-05-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map04/map_04_01.pdf