Electricity is an essential service necessary for nearly all modern human endeavors, including health care and transportation systems, communication and security facilities (Chang et al. 2007), and the daily work and personal lives of billions of people worldwide. Power outages or voltage drops on power lines disrupt electric systems, compromising fundamental human activities, and frequently costing thousands to millions of dollars depending on the power line involved and the duration of the interruption (Kariuki and Allan 1996, Hunting 2002, LaCommare and Eto 2006). These events are often caused by birds, which are the second leading cause of power outages and voltage drops, following extreme climate conditions (Hamilton et al. 1989, Bevanger 1994, Fritts 2002, Burgio et al. 2014, Reed et al. 2014, Guil et al. 2018). For example, in South Florida in 2001, Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta...
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Anthropogenic Material in Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Nests Causes Voltage Drops in Electrical Transmission Lines in Argentina
Beatriz Martínez-Miranzo;
Beatriz Martínez-Miranzo
*
1 Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Facultad de CC Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, José Antonio Novais 12, Madrid 28040 Spain
2 Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Avda. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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Ainhoa Lekuona;
Ainhoa Lekuona
2 Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Avda. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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Beñat García-Urdangarin;
Beñat García-Urdangarin
2 Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Avda. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
3 Instiut de Recerca de la Biodiversitata (IRBio), Department de Biología Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals-Facultat de Biologia, Universitatde Barcelona (UB), Av. Diagonal 643, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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Diego Gallego;
Diego Gallego
2 Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Avda. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
4 Instituto de las Ciencias de la Tierra y Ambientales de La Pampa (INCITAP), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Calle Mendoza 109, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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José Hernán Sarasola
José Hernán Sarasola
2 Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Avda. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
4 Instituto de las Ciencias de la Tierra y Ambientales de La Pampa (INCITAP), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Calle Mendoza 109, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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Journal of Raptor Research (2024) 58 (2): 249–253.
Article history
Received:
April 18 2023
Accepted:
August 11 2023
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Beatriz Martínez-Miranzo, Ainhoa Lekuona, Beñat García-Urdangarin, Diego Gallego, José Hernán Sarasola; Anthropogenic Material in Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Nests Causes Voltage Drops in Electrical Transmission Lines in Argentina. Journal of Raptor Research 1 June 2024; 58 (2): 249–253. doi: https://doi.org/10.3356/JRR-23-00037
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