Evaluation of an Acoustic Deterrent to Reduce Bat Mortalities at an Illinois Wind Farm

doi:10.1002/wsb.1025

Title: Evaluation of an Acoustic Deterrent to Reduce Bat Mortalities at an Illinois Wind Farm

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Romano, W. Brad ^[1]; Skalski, John R. ^[2]; Townsend, Richard L. ^[2]; Kinzie, Kevin W. ^[3]; Coppinger, Karyn D. ^[4]; Miller, Myron F. ^[5]

Environmental and Wildlife PermittingInvenergy LLC One South Wacker Drive, Suite 1800 Chicago IL 60606 USA
Columbia Basin Research, School of Aquatic and Fishery SciencesUniversity of Washington 1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1515 Seattle WA 98101 USA
GE Renewable Energy 300 Garlington Road Greenville SC 29615 USA
GE Renewable Energy Contractor 1080 Shadow Ridge Road Laporte CO 80535 USA
GE Renewable Energy 327 Overlook Drive West Lafayette IN 47906 USA

Publication Date:: 2019-11-25

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1575816

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1575817

Grant/Contract Number:: DE‐EE0007035

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Wildlife Society Bulletin

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Wildlife Society Bulletin; Journal ID: ISSN 1938-5463

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Romano, W. Brad, Skalski, John R., Townsend, Richard L., Kinzie, Kevin W., Coppinger, Karyn D., and Miller, Myron F. Evaluation of an Acoustic Deterrent to Reduce Bat Mortalities at an Illinois Wind Farm.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Romano, W. Brad, Skalski, John R., Townsend, Richard L., Kinzie, Kevin W., Coppinger, Karyn D., & Miller, Myron F. Evaluation of an Acoustic Deterrent to Reduce Bat Mortalities at an Illinois Wind Farm.  United States.  doi:10.1002/wsb.1025.

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                    Romano, W. Brad, Skalski, John R., Townsend, Richard L., Kinzie, Kevin W., Coppinger, Karyn D., and Miller, Myron F. Mon .  
        "Evaluation of an Acoustic Deterrent to Reduce Bat Mortalities at an Illinois Wind Farm".  United States.  doi:10.1002/wsb.1025.

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