La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Impacts of a concentrated solar power trough facility on birds and other wildlife in South Africa (2019)
Auteurs :	Corey Jeal, Auteur ; Vonica Perold, Auteur ; Samantha Ralston-Paton, Auteur ; Peter G. Ryan, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ostrich (90(2) May, 2019)
Article en page(s) :	129-137
Mots-clés:	carcass persistence ; collision impact ; concentrated solar power ; evaporation ponds ; mortalities ; searcher efficiency
Résumé :	This study assesses bird and wildlife mortality and changes in bird species communities at a 50 MW utility-scale concentrated solar power parabolic trough facility in South Africa. The facility was searched for evidence of large vertebrate mortalities over three months. Eight bird carcasses were recorded in the solar field, all of which probably died prior to the study period. Carcass persistence trials indicated that 94% of bird carcasses survived 24 h, 68% for 7 d, and 56% for 28 d, although persistence varied with carcass size. No large carcasses (>1 000 g) were removed entirely by scavengers after 28 d, whereas only 42% of medium-sized (100–1 000 g) and 17% of small (
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2019.1581296

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