Wind power does not strongly affect greater prairie chickens, seven-year study finds

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

Wind power development does not ruffle the feathers of greater prairie chicken populations, according to a seven-year study by ecologists. They found that grassland birds are more affected by rangeland management practices and by the availability of native prairie and vegetation cover at nest sites.

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