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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2004, Royal NIOZ, COWRIE Research, Standardised seabirds at sea census techniques in connection with EIAs for offshore wind farms</dc:title>
  <dc:type xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">series</dc:type>
  <dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=015_215fcbd8-f718-4787-96b2-ab763173da08</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Evaluates existing census techniques and determine the best currently available methods for defining bird distribution and abundance at sea. Utilizing a combination of literature reviews, field-based ship and aerial line-transect surveys, test flights, systematic random sampling, and international expert workshops, the research compared methodologies for mapping seabird abundance, distribution, behavior, and collision risk. 

Key recommendations include adopting multidisciplinary, regionally relevant methodologies, ongoing methodological enhancements (such as GPS, GIS, and sensors), maintaining year-round baseline monitoring, and ensuring expert oversight and standardised behavioural coding to improve data comparability and inform conservation and mitigation strategies around offshore windfarms.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20210517T13:33:48 20040101T00:00:00</dc:date>
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