Journal of Wind Energy (풍력에너지저널)

Korea Wind Energy Association (한국풍력에너지학회)
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Necessity of Bird Monitoring for Assessing Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Birds

해상풍력이 조류에 미치는 영향 평가를 위한 모니터링 필요성

  • 홍미진 (경희대학교 생물학과 및 한국조류연구소) ;
  • 최진환 (경희대학교 생물학과 및 한국조류연구소) ;
  • 김지섭 (경희대학교 생물학과 및 한국조류연구소) ;
  • 윤성호 (경희대학교 생물학과 및 한국조류연구소) ;
  • 강기호 (경희대학교 생물학과 및 한국조류연구소) ;
  • 배근원 (경희대학교 생물학과 및 한국조류연구소) ;
  • 이후승 (한국환경정책.평가연구원) ;
  • 유정칠 (경희대학교 생물학과 및 한국조류연구소)
  • Received : 2019.08.16
  • Accepted : 2019.09.09
  • Published : 2019.09.30

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Abstract

Because South Korea is located on the East Asian-Australian Flyway, it is important phenologically as a stopover site for a variety of migratory birds that travel long distances between breeding and wintering grounds. In addition, uninhabited islands along the coast are used for breeding by various waterbirds, which frequently go on foraging trips to feed offspring. For these reasons, as birds may collide with offshore wind farms while flying, or be disturbed during the construction or operation of wind farms, we discussed in this study the necessity of bird monitoring that should occur before the construction of offshore wind farms to minimize potential impacts on birds and help to locate proper construction sites. Monitoring methods were classified into bird diversity survey, spatial distribution survey and migration survey, and each can be divided into aerial, ship-based and land-based surveys according to survey location and means. In the migration survey, trackers and radar can be used for accurate and detailed data collection. Basically, the point census method and line transect method can both be used for monitoring and bird species, number of individuals, observation location and time should be recorded. The data collected from bird monitoring can be used as the basis for the site selection of wind farms.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 산업통산자원부(MOTIE)와 한국에너지기술평가원(KETEP)의 지원을 받아 수행한 연구과제(No. 20163010024660)입니다.

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