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Birds of Prey and Wind Farms Analysis of Problems and Possible Solutions

Birds of Prey and Wind Farms

Hermann Hötker Oliver Krone Georg Nehls •

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Birds of Prey and Wind Farms Analysis of Problems and Possible Solutions

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Editors Hermann Hötker Michael-Otto-Institut im NABU Bergenhusen Germany

Georg Nehls BioConsult SH GmbH & CoKG Husum, Schleswig-Holstein Germany

Oliver Krone Leibniz-Institut für Zoo-und Wildtierforschung Berlin Germany Translated by Katrin Knudsen from Hötker H, Krone O, Nehls G (eds) Greifvögel und Windkraftanlagen: Problemanalyse und Lösungsvorschläge. Schlussbericht für das Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit. Michael-Otto-Institut im NABU, Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung, BioConsult SH, Bergenhusen, Berlin, Husum

ISBN 978-3-319-53401-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-53402-2

ISBN 978-3-319-53402-2

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Acknowledgements

We thank the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety for the financial support (Project FKZ: 0327684/0327684A/ 0327684B), and we are grateful to the Project Management Jülich, in particular Tobias Verfuß, for their patience and support. We owe Katrin Knudsen our heartfelt thanks for translating the manuscript.

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Contents

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Research Issues and Aims of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hermann Hötker

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Project Structure and Methodological Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hermann Hötker

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Red Kite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .