GPS sheds new light on seabird flight heights

19 Sep 2016

New research led by the BTO has used a combination of GPS-tracking and advanced statistics to provide new insights into seabird flight heights by night and day. This study gives important information on the risk of seabirds colliding with offshore wind turbines and at a time when governments worldwide are investing in marine renewables.

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GPS sheds new light on seabird flight heights

GPS sheds new light on seabird flight heights

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