Birds vs. blades? : offshore wind power and the race to protect seabirds / Rebecca E. Hirsch.
2017
QL678.52 .H57 2017 (Mapit)
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Birds vs. blades? : offshore wind power and the race to protect seabirds / Rebecca E. Hirsch.
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ISBN
9781467795203 (hardback ; alk. paper)
1467795208 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781512411119 (pdf)
1467795208 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781512411119 (pdf)
Published
Minneapolis : Lvl Millbrook Press, [2017]
Language
English
Description
48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 x 23 cm
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QL678.52 .H57 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
578.77
Summary
Shares information on how scientists are using implants in sea birds to study the impact wind farms have on the birds.
Wind farms along the Atlantic coastline provide sources of clean energy but are dangerous to migrating seabirds. Find out how scientists are working to ensure that the windmills won't spell disaster for the millions of seabirds that play a critical role in the ocean food web. As they discover more about the birds' migratory paths, they can establish a database with their locations, food sources, and populations, in order to help with planning locations for wind farms.
Wind farms along the Atlantic coastline provide sources of clean energy but are dangerous to migrating seabirds. Find out how scientists are working to ensure that the windmills won't spell disaster for the millions of seabirds that play a critical role in the ocean food web. As they discover more about the birds' migratory paths, they can establish a database with their locations, food sources, and populations, in order to help with planning locations for wind farms.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
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Table of Contents
An ocean mystery
Into the fog
Wind, waves, and weather
Chasing seabirds
Riding the wind
Between sky and sea.
Into the fog
Wind, waves, and weather
Chasing seabirds
Riding the wind
Between sky and sea.