Towards a framework for quantifying the population-level consequences of anthropogenic pressures on the environment: The case of seabirds and windfarms

•Quantifying impacts of development on populations is a key problem for ecologists.•However, approaches to do this are often subject to significant uncertainty.•We propose a framework to assess the impacts of wind farms on seabird populations.•Probabilistic approaches proved less robust to uncertain...

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Published inJournal of environmental management Vol. 190; pp. 113 - 121
Main Authors Cook, Aonghais S.C.P., Robinson, Robert A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2017
Subjects
Development impacts
Environmental impact assessment
Habitats regulation assessment
Offshore wind farm
Population models
Renewable energy
Environmental impact assessment
Habitats regulation assessment
Development impacts
Population models
Renewable energy
Offshore wind farm
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Summary:•Quantifying impacts of development on populations is a key problem for ecologists.•However, approaches to do this are often subject to significant uncertainty.•We propose a framework to assess the impacts of wind farms on seabird populations.•Probabilistic approaches proved less robust to uncertainty than others.•Decisions about impacts must be made in the context of the population concerned.
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ISSN:0301-4797
1095-8630
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.12.025