Gone with the wind: Do we know the impact that produce wind energy causes on flying vertebrates of Costa Rica?
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| Autores: | , |
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2017 |
| Descripción: | 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. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/10133 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/10133 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Bat fatalities bird fatalities clean energy conservation politics Neotropical wind farms Tilaran Mountain ridge Cordillera de Tilarán energía renovable fatalidades de aves fatalidades de murciélagos plantas eólicas neotropicales políticas de conservación cordilheira de Tilarán energia renovável fatalidades de morcegos plantas eólicas neotropicais políticas de conservação. |