Bats and wind power – investigations required for risk assessment in Denmark and Sweden

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Bats and wind power – investigations required for risk assessment in Denmark and Sweden. / Ahlén, Ingemar; Baagøe, Hans J.

Book of abstracts : Conference on Wind Power and Environmental Impacts Stockholm 5-7 February. Stockholm : Naturvårdsverket, 2013. s. 30 (Sweden. Naturvaardsverket. Rapport, Bind 6546).

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Ahlén, I & Baagøe, HJ 2013, Bats and wind power – investigations required for risk assessment in Denmark and Sweden. i Book of abstracts : Conference on Wind Power and Environmental Impacts Stockholm 5-7 February. Naturvårdsverket, Stockholm, Sweden. Naturvaardsverket. Rapport, bind 6546, s. 30, Conference on Wind Power and Environmental Impacts, Stockholm, Sverige, 05/02/2013. <http://www.naturvardsverket.se/Documents/publikationer6400/978-91-620-6546-1.pdf?pid=6332>

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Ahlén, I., & Baagøe, H. J. (2013). Bats and wind power – investigations required for risk assessment in Denmark and Sweden. I Book of abstracts : Conference on Wind Power and Environmental Impacts Stockholm 5-7 February (s. 30). Naturvårdsverket. Sweden. Naturvaardsverket. Rapport Bind 6546 http://www.naturvardsverket.se/Documents/publikationer6400/978-91-620-6546-1.pdf?pid=6332

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Ahlén I, Baagøe HJ. Bats and wind power – investigations required for risk assessment in Denmark and Sweden. I Book of abstracts : Conference on Wind Power and Environmental Impacts Stockholm 5-7 February. Stockholm: Naturvårdsverket. 2013. s. 30. (Sweden. Naturvaardsverket. Rapport, Bind 6546).

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Ahlén, Ingemar ; Baagøe, Hans J. / Bats and wind power – investigations required for risk assessment in Denmark and Sweden. Book of abstracts : Conference on Wind Power and Environmental Impacts Stockholm 5-7 February. Stockholm : Naturvårdsverket, 2013. s. 30 (Sweden. Naturvaardsverket. Rapport, Bind 6546).

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