Utjecaji vjetroelektrana na ptice i šišmiše

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Impacts of wind turbines on birds and bats
• Author: Lucija Rešetar
• Mentor: Perica Mustafić (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Biology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-07-04, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology

Abstract

Vjetroelektrane kao primjer dobivanja energije iz obnovljivih izvora predstavljaju alternativu
trenutno korištenim fosilnim gorivima i budućnost energetike u čiji se napredak svakodnevno
ulaže. Nedostatak vjetroelektrana jesu njihovi negativni utjecaji na okoliš i bioraznolikost, posebno
na ptice i šišmiše, koji direktnim i indirektnim utjecajima vjetroelektrana stradavaju i gube na
brojnosti populacija. Direktni utjecaji podrazumijevaju smrtonosne sudare s propelerima turbina
vjetroelektrana, dok indirektne čine gubitak staništa i premještanje populacija sa staništa na kojem
je vjetroelektrana postavljena. Kako bi se spriječio gubitak brojnosti populacija ptica i šišmiša, kao
i njihovo izumiranje, potrebno je primijeniti potrebne mjere ublažavanja ovih negativnih utjecaja
vjetroelektrana. Za to je potrebno poznavati ekologiju i ponašanje tih vrsta te provesti istraživanja
kojima bi se utvrdilo koja metoda ublažavanja je najprihvatljivija. Međutim, proveden je
nedovoljan broj takvih istraživanja i daljnji rad na ublažavanju štetnih učinaka je potreban, iako
već postoje neke mjere ublažavanja koje su u primjeni.

Abstract (english)

As an example of generating energy from renewable resources, wind turbines pose an alternative
to currently used fossil fuels and represent future of energetics which is constantly being invested
into. Drawbacks of gaining energy through wind turbines are its negative impacts on the
environment and biodiversity, especially in regard to birds and bats, whose population numbers
decrease due to direct or indirect impact of wind turbines. Direct impacts would mean fatalities
caused by collision during flight, whilst habitat loss and population relocation fall under indirect
impacts. Mitigation measures for these negative impacts need to be undertaken so that decrease in
population numbers, as well as extinction of bird and bat species would be prevented. In order to
do so, it is needed to understand the ecology and behavior of these species and do research, so that
an appropriate mitigation method can be chosen. However, not enough research has been done yet
and there is more work to do on in the future, even though there are some mitigation methods which
are already in use.

• Keywords: vjetroelektrane; ublažavanje utjecaja; populacija; stanište
• Keywords (english): wind turbines; mitigation measures; population; habitat
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:120626
• Study programme: Title: Environmental Sciences; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) struke znanosti o okolišu (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) struke znanosti o okolišu)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-07-06 12:41:47