References for the revised marine bird Collision and Displacement Vulnerability Index for Pacific Outer Continental Shelf offshore wind energy development
Description
To better inform continued offshore wind energy development in the region, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center (USGS-WERC) updated the database of marine bird vulnerabilities to offshore wind energy infrastructure (OWEI) in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region (POCS; waters within the Exclusive Economic Zone off California, Oregon, and Washington). The installation of OWEI at sea may affect marine birds by increasing the risk of mortality from collision with OWEI (Collision Vulnerability) and disturbance and displacement from suitable habitats (Displacement Vulnerability). For the marine bird species present in the POCS, USGS-WERC generated relative scores of Collision Vulnerability (CV) and Displacement Vulnerability (DV) to OWEI. The references herein were used to generate these relative Collision Vulnerability and Displacement Vulnerability scores for the 89 marine bird species in the POCS.
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https://doi.org/10.5066/P1OUOM9W |
Tags
- ocean-wind-energy
- biota
- birds
- vulnerability-assessment
- seabirds
- renewable-energy
- usgs-66e8c446d34e0606a9db9c57
- california
- environmental-assessment
- washington
- wind-energy
- pacific-outer-continental-shelf
- california-current-system
- oregon