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Follow thread presentations from our #BOUasm24 conference - Birds and net zero: mechanisms, impacts and solutions in the transition to clean energy. BlueskyFeedCreator.com
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) Christian Schano has just spoken at #BOUasm24 on utility-scale photovoltaic power plants in the Alps Christian found there is a critical need to comprehensively assess the impact of alpine solar farms on birds and biodiversity
British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) Adam Butler is talking at #BOUasm24 about an expert elicitation on the effectiveness of compensatory measures, focusing on a range of species groups, and considering the differences in adult survival and productivity associated with each measure #ornithology
British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) At #BOUasm24 Katherine Whyte is trying to understand the mechanisms behind the impacts of offshore wind developments on seabirds To understand predator-prey interactions, they are collecting GPS tracking data of tagged seabirds and conducting acoustic and trawl surveys of fish #ornithology
British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) Joshua Copping is talking at #BOUasm24 about the area of land needed for onshore renewable energy generation, finding that ambitious deployment of onshore wind and solar caused only a minor (<1%) reduction in UK food production #ornithology
British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) At #BOUasm24, Mike Heath is talking about assessing the effectiveness of compensatory measures for the effects of #offshore #windfarms on #seabirds. The number of offshore turbines is expected to quadruple by 2050... What effects could this have on seabirds? #ornithology
British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) Ilaria Fozzi is talking at #BOUasm24 about the risks of wind turbines for vultures. By using publicly available datasets, they found varied risk to vulture's feeding grounds based on the used map. Mapping planned turbines is crucial for forecasting collision risks. #ornithology
British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) Catharine Horswill is talking about predicting the impacts of #offshore infrastructure on #seabirds and how we can use reconstruction approaches to reduce uncertainties in the impact assessments Example case studies and code: besjournals.onlineli... #ornithology #BOUasm24
British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) Silvia Giuntini at #BOUasm24 talked about the aerial migratory niche. By analysing 108 million radar observations from 143 NEXRAD sites, she identified peak activity hours & locations. This can inform when offshore energy could be switched off to protect birds when they're most active #ornithology