Meta‐analysis of the effectiveness of marked wire in reducing avian collisions with power lines.

Collisions of birds with power transmission and distribution lines have been documented for many species, and cause millions of casualties worldwide. Attempts to reduce mortality from such collisions include placing bird flight diverters (i.e., wire markers in the form of, e.g., spirals, swivels, plates, or spheres) on static and some electrified wires to increase their visibility. Although studies of the effectiveness of such devices have yielded contradictory results, the implementation of flight diverters is increasing rapidly. We reviewed the results of studies in which transmission or distribution wires were marked and conducted a meta‐analysis to examine the effectiveness of flight diverters in reducing bird mortality. We included in our meta‐analysis all studies in which researchers searched for carcasses of birds killed by a collision with wires.

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Barrientos R. Alonso J.C. Ponce C. y Palacín C. Meta‐analysis of the effectiveness of marked wire in reducing avian collisions with power lines. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01699.x

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Date of creation 2025-05-23
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