预测东南亚风力轮机碰撞对蝙蝠物种的风险
Matt Crane1, Inês Silva2, Matthew J Grainger3
1Conservation Ecology Program, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand.
概括
风力发电场通过碰撞威胁蝙蝠. 这项研究开发了一个预测框架,以评估东南亚蝙蝠的风力轮机风险,强调需要特定区域的数据.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
- 野生动物管理 野生动物管理
背景情况:
- 风力发电场对全球蝙蝠种群构成重大威胁,包括与轮机的碰撞和息地丧失.
- 东南亚丰富的蝙蝠多样性和不断增长的风力发电部门需要更好地评估蝙蝠-风力轮机相互作用的风险.
- 目前的数据不足以准确预测该地区风力轮机造成的蝙蝠死亡.
研究的目的:
- 开发一个预测框架来评估东南亚风力轮机对蝙蝠的碰撞风险.
- 根据它们对风力轮机的脆弱性,为东南亚蝙蝠物种创建保护优先级评分.
- 评估基于特征的评估,特别是翅膀形态,在预测蝙蝠死亡概率方面的有用性.
主要方法:
- 进行了全面的文献审查,以编制与风力轮机相关的全球蝙蝠死亡数据.
- 开发了一个风险评估框架,包括潜在致命性检测指数 (pDI),潜在空间暴露风险指数 (pSE) 和保护状况.
- 在预测模型中利用翅膀形态特征来估计特定物种的死亡概率.
主要成果:
- 开发的框架显示了一些预测能力,特别是在识别已知死亡数据的物种.
- 翅膀形态特征在估计碰撞风险方面提供了一些实用性.
- 模型在识别具有较低死亡风险的物种方面不太成功,显著的不确定性源于知识差距和数据可转移性问题,以东南亚物种.
结论:
- 预测框架为评估东南亚蝙蝠碰撞风险提供了一个基本工具.
- 对于特定区域的数据收集和预测模型的持续改进有着至关重要的需求.
- 实施全面的蝙蝠碰撞监测计划对于基于证据的风能发展对蝙蝠种群影响的管理至关重要.
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