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Seabird vulnerability to wind energy by species

By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Figure showing different types of vulnerability to wind energy by species
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Detailed Description

Population Vulnerability vs. Collision Vulnerability (A) and Population Vulnerability vs. Displacement Vulnerability  (B) for 81 marine bird species in the POCS.  Species with highest percent ranks are Ashy Storm-Petrel (gray) and Brown Pelican (orange).

This figure comes from a USGS publication detailing seabird vulnerability to wind energy. Read it here.

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Public Domain.