Wind power plant nature reserve

Do wind power plants affect shrub- and woodland-dwelling wildlife species?

However, the extent to which wind power plants affect shrub- and woodland-dwelling wildlife species highly depends on species-specific habitat requirements and distance thresholds, thereby indicating the urgent need of further studies, which reach beyond the scale of a single case study.

Does distance to wind turbines affect species' habitat use?

Distance to wind turbines might drive species' habitat use, since negative effects of wind power plants might vanish with increasing distance.

Do wind power plants affect wildlife?

Reviewing scientific literature indicated that there is still very limited knowledge on effects of wind power plants on shrub- and woodland-dwelling wildlife species. Literature yielded evidence that construction, operation and maintenance of wind facilities affect mortality and behavior of mammals and birds as well as habitat suitability.

Are wind power plants less disruptive in forests?

It has been hypothesized that wind power plants are less disruptive in forests than on open landscapes, as shrub- and woodlands are naturally characterized by medium-sized to tall structures ( Smith and Dwyer, 2016 ), but this assumption still has to be proven.

How wind power plants affect habitat use & biodiversity?

Habitat use, abundance and biodiversity are affected by wind power plants under construction and during operation Apart from habitat loss due to the construction of WPP and related infrastructure, fragmentation might be caused by disturbances arising from construction work and the subsequent maintenance of operational turbines.

Are wind farms a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels?

Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Wind farms are a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels for mitigating the effects of climate change, but they also have complex ecological consequences.