Tochni / Larnaca, Cyprus, 11 – 13 May 2009 - Eurobats

Annex 3
Studies done in Europe (update to Table 1 of EUROBATS Publication Series nº 3)
Methods Results Habitat types
Type of
turbines
Time
State 05/05/2009
Study (author,
year, area)
Ridge NE-SW, mean alt.
1047m. Spruce and
some beech trees with
adjacent pastures, hay
meadows, fields or some
fallow land (broom and
ferns)
No estimation of mortality as
controlled surface was not
calculated and monitoring was
only performed during 3 months.
73 dead bats (49 Ppip, 6 Pkuh,
13 Pip sp., 2 Eser, 1 Nlei, 2
Chirop. spec.], mainly females.
Effective mortality rate 8
bats/controlled WT for 4,5
months. 2 peaks of mortality:
2nd half of July and 2nd half of
August. Fatalities occured
mainly at the interface grassland
/ woodland. Only 8% of fatalities
with external injury
10 dead bats (Ppip 7, Pkuh 1,
Ppip-Ppyg 1, Chirop. Spec.1): 1
in June, 3 end of July, 5 in
August, 1 mid-October
First fatalities recorded
at the beginning of June,
monitoring 09 July-17
October 2008. Search
area 100m x 100m.
Control every 3 days for
9 WTs.Tests for search
efficiency & predation.
13 WTs x 2,5
MW
June -
October
2008
Trille et al
(2008), France
Plateau with crops,
intensive grasslands and
some hedgerows
Systematic search
around WTs (100m x
100m), twice a week
with tests for efficiency
and
predation/scavenging
6 WTs
VESTAS V90
15 Juny -
15 October
2008
Beucher & Puech
(2008), France
Mortality rate 1,86 bat/WT/year
Mortality rate 0,63 bat/WT/year
2006 8 WTs Efficiency, predation and
controlled surface
2006-2007 8 WTs Efficiency, predation and
controlled surface
Mortality rate 5,98 bats/WT/year
2006 15 WTs Efficiency, predation and
controlled surface
Mortality rate 1,86 bats/WT/year
15 WTs Efficiency, predation and
controlled surface
Spring
2008
Strix (2007),
Seixinhos Portugal
Ecosistema
[2007], Lameira
Portugal.
Profico Ambiente
[2007], Outeiro,
Portugal
Cabral et al
(2008), Outeiro,
Portugal
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