Colour vision in birds: consequences to fatal collisions with wind farms

鸟类的色觉：与风电场致命碰撞的后果

• 批准号: LP0562497
• 负责人: Prof Lynda Beazley
• 金额: $ 7.36万
• 依托单位: The University of Western Australia
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2005-12-21 至 2009-02-15
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0562497
• 关键词: Colour; vision; birds; consequences; fatal

Wind-farms represent a key component of sustainable energy generation world-wide. However, many birds die as a result of collisions with wind-farms, posing an unsolved and controversial conservation issue. The proliferation of wind-farms in Australia will exacerbate the problem. Birds rely on vision to negotiate static and moving objects. Wind-farms, currently coloured to meet human aesthetic criteria, may be 'invisible' to birds since they see colours differently from humans. We will determine bird spectral sensitivities and compare them to the spectral reflectance of wind-farms. We will then develop modifications improving the visibility of wind-farms to birds, thereby reducing fatalities.

风力发电场是全球可持续能源生产的关键组成部分。然而，许多鸟类因与风力发电场的碰撞而死亡，这提出了一个未解决且有争议的保护问题。澳大利亚风力发电场的激增将加剧这一问题。鸟类依靠视觉来辨别静止和移动的物体。目前，风力发电场的颜色符合人类的审美标准，但鸟类可能“看不见”，因为它们看到的颜色与人类不同。我们将确定鸟类的光谱灵敏度，并将其与风电场的光谱反射率进行比较。然后，我们将进行改进，提高风力发电场对鸟类的能见度，从而减少死亡人数。