The catchment area of wind farms for European bats: A plea for international regulations
The catchment area of wind farms for European bats: A plea for international regulations
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DOI：
10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.027
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
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5.9
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Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie
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作者：
Voigt, Christian C.;Popa-Lisseanu, Ana G.;Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie
欧洲和北美各地的风力涡轮机越来越多，这往往会对野生动物造成致命的后果，最重要的是蝙蝠和鸟类。然而，风电场影响动物种群的地理距离往往是未知的。根据毛皮中稳定的氢同位素，我们评估了德国风力涡轮机夏季和秋季被杀蝙蝠的地理来源。我们发现，杀死的管圆线虫来自爱沙尼亚或俄罗斯，而管圆线虫则来自更多的当地种群。夜蝙蝠(Nyctalus Noctula)和莱斯勒蝙蝠(Nyctalus Leisleri)起源于斯堪的纳维亚或东北部。我们的同位素地理位置显示，风力涡轮机不仅杀死定居在当地种群的蝙蝠，而且还杀死远处种群的蝙蝠，因此可能会对政治边界以外的地区产生负面影响；这一观察结果呼吁制定国际法规，实施缓解措施，以防止对濒危蝙蝠种群的大规模有害影响。(C)2012爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
Wind turbines are increasingly established throughout Europe and North America with often fatal consequences for wildlife, most importantly bats and birds. Yet, it is often unknown over what geographical distances wind farms are affecting animal populations. Based on stable hydrogen isotopes in fur, we assessed the geographic provenance of bats killed in summer and autumn at German wind turbines. We found that killed Pipistrellus nathusii originated from Estonia or Russia, and Pipistrellus pipistrellus from more local populations. Noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) and Leisler's bats (Nyctalus leisleri) were of Scandinavian or northeastern origin. Our isotopic geo-location reveals that wind turbines kill bats not only of sedentary local populations but also of distant populations, thus having potentially a negative impact beyond political borders; an observation that calls for international regulations for implementing mitigation measures to prevent large-scale detrimental effects on endangered bat populations. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.