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Wind Power Has Minimal Impact On Greater Prairie Chickens
2013-07-11 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
redOrbit: Wind power development does not strongly disrupt greater prairie chicken populations, and has no impact on nest site selection, female reproductive effort, nesting success or the overall population of these grassland birds, Kansas State University ecologists reported on Wednesday. These conclusions were based on an investigation of the impacts of wind power development on the demography, movements, and population genetics of greater prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) at three Kansas sites --...
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