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Effects of Wind Energy Development on Nesting Ecology of Greater Prairie‐Chickens in Fragmented Grasslands
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Journal Article
Effects of Wind Energy Development on Nesting Ecology of Greater Prairie‐Chickens in Fragmented Grasslands
2014
Overview
Wind energy is targeted to meet 20% of U.S. energy needs by 2030, but new sites for development of renewable energy may overlap with important habitats of declining populations of grassland birds. Greater Prairie‐Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) are an obligate grassland bird species predicted to respond negatively to energy development. We used a modified before–after control–impact design to test for impacts of a wind energy development on the reproductive ecology of prairie‐chickens in a 5‐year study. We located 59 and 185 nests before and after development, respectively, of a 201 MW wind energy facility in Greater Prairie‐Chicken nesting habitat and assessed nest site selection and nest survival relative to proximity to wind energy infrastructure and habitat conditions. Proximity to turbines did not negatively affect nest site selection (β = 0.03, 95% CI = −1.2–1.3) or nest survival (β = −0.3, 95% CI = −0.6–0.1). Instead, nest site selection and survival were strongly related to vegetative cover and other local conditions determined by management for cattle production. Integration of our project results with previous reports of behavioral avoidance of oil and gas facilities by other species of prairie grouse suggests new avenues for research to mitigate impacts of energy development. Efectos del Desarrollo de la Energía Eólica sobre la Ecología de Anidación de Gallinas de la Gran Pradera en Pastizales Fragmentados
Publisher
Blackwell Scientific Publications,Blackwell Publishing Ltd,Wiley Periodicals Inc,Wiley-Blackwell
Subject
/ Animal, plant and microbial ecology
/ Animals
/ Aves
/ Biological and medical sciences
/ Birds
/ Chickens
/ Conservation of Energy Resources - methods
/ Conservation of Natural Resources
/ Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
/ control-impacto-antes-después
/ Ecology
/ Energy
/ Exact sciences and technology
/ Forbs
/ Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
/ Grasses
/ grouse
/ Habitats
/ Kansas
/ Nesting
/ nests
/ oils
/ Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking
/ Poultry
/ Turbines
/ Wind
