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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Hirsch, Rebecca E.     Subjects     Birds -- Juvenile literature.     Sea birds -- Juvenile literature.     Coastal ecology -- Juvenile literature.     Offshore wind power plants -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.     Wind power -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hirsch, Rebecca E.       by title:      Birds vs. blades? : ...       by call number:      578.77 H669b     Search the Web     Hirsch, Rebecca E.     Birds -- Juvenile literature.     Sea birds -- Juvenile literature.     Coastal ecology -- Juvenile literature.     Offshore wind power plants -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.     Wind power -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Birds vs. blades? : offshore wind power and the race to protect seabirds / Rebecca E. Hirsch. by Hirsch, Rebecca E. lvl Millbrook Press, c2017. Call #: 578.77 H669b Subjects Birds -- Juvenile literature.   Sea birds -- Juvenile literature.   Coastal ecology -- Juvenile literature.   Offshore wind power plants -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.   Wind power -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781467795203 (hardback : alk. paper) 1467795208 (hardback : alk. paper) Alternate title:  Birds versus blades? Description:  48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index. Contents:  An ocean mystery -- Into the fog -- Wind, waves, and weather -- Chasing seabirds -- Riding the wind -- Between sky and sea. Summary:  Shares information on how scientists are using implants in sea birds to study the impact wind farms have on the birds. Wind farms along the Atlantic coastline provide sources of clean energy but are dangerous to migrating seabirds. Find out how scientists are working to ensure that the windmills won't spell disaster for the millions of seabirds that play a critical role in the ocean food web. As they discover more about the birds' migratory paths, they can establish a database with their locations, food sources, and populations, in order to help with planning locations for wind farms. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Children's Nonfiction 578.77 H669b Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Children's Nonfiction 578.77 H669b Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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