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JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
卷 85, 期 7, 页码 1440-1449出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22100
关键词
Antigone canadensis; exposure rate; migratory birds; New Mexico; power line; sandhill cranes; transmission line; winter
资金
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service Webless Migratory Gamebird Program
- Southwest Region Division of Migratory Birds, Idaho Fish and Game Department
- SouthWestern Power Group
The study quantifies the potential exposure of sandhill cranes to collision with horizontal structures in the vital wintering grounds of the Middle Rio Grande Valley. The findings can assist in the siting of proposed high-voltage transmission lines to limit effects on sandhill cranes and other avian species at risk of collision.
Infrastructure development can affect avian populations through direct collision mortality. Estimating the exposure of local bird populations to the risk of direct mortality from infrastructure development requires site- and species-specific data, which managers may find difficult to obtain at the scale over which management decisions are made. We quantify the potential exposure of sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) to collision with horizontal structures (e.g., transmission lines) within vital wintering grounds of the Middle Rio Grande Valley (MRGV), New Mexico, USA, 2014-2020. Limited maneuverability and visual acuity make sandhill cranes vulnerable to collisions with infrastructure bisecting their flight paths. We used data from 81 global positioning system (GPS)-tagged cranes to estimate the spatially explicit flight height distribution along the MRGV, the passage rate across hypothetical transmission lines, and the resulting exposure rate (exposed passes/crane/day). The exposure rate ranged from 0-0.28 exposed passes/crane/day (median = 0.015) assuming an exposure zone of 7-60 m above ground level, and identified hotspots of potential exposure within the MRGV. Mapped exposure rates can assist in the siting of proposed high-voltage transmission lines, or other infrastructure, to limit effects on sandhill cranes and other avian species at risk of collision. Our approach can be replicated and applied in similar situations where birds are exposed to possible collision with power lines. (c) 2021 The Wildlife Society.
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