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DOI | 10.1007/s00267-017-0906-4 |
The Influence of Solar Power Plants on Microclimatic Conditions and the Biotic Community in Chilean Desert Environments | |
Suuronen, Anna1; Munoz-Escobar, Christian2; Lensu, Anssi1; Kuitunen, Markku1; Guajardo Celis, Natalia3; Espinoza Astudillo, Pablo4; Ferru, Marcos4; Taucare-Rios, Andres5; Miranda, Marcelo3; Kukkonen, Jussi V. K.1 | |
通讯作者 | Suuronen, Anna |
来源期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT |
ISSN | 0364-152X |
EISSN | 1432-1009 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 60期号:4页码:630-642 |
英文摘要 | The renewable energy sector is growing at a rapid pace in northern Chile and the solar energy potential is one of the best worldwide. Therefore, many types of solar power plant facilities are being built to take advantage of this renewable energy resource. Solar energy is considered a clean source of energy, but there are potential environmental effects of solar technology, such as landscape fragmentation, extinction of local biota, microclimate changes, among others. To be able to minimize environmental impacts of solar power plants, it is important to know what kind of environmental conditions solar power plants create. This study provides information about abiotic and biotic conditions in the vicinity of photovoltaic solar power plants. Herein, the influence of these power plants as drivers of new microclimate conditions and arthropods diversity composition in the Atacama Desert was evaluated. Microclimatic conditions between panel mounts was found to be more extreme than in the surrounding desert yet beneath the panels temperature is lower and relative humidity higher than outside the panel area. Arthropod species composition was altered in fixed-mount panel installations. In contrast, solar tracking technology showed less influence on microclimate and species composition between Sun and Shade in the power plant. Shady conditions provided a refuge for arthropod species in both installation types. For example, Dipterans were more abundant in the shade whereas Solifugaes were seldom present in the shade. The presented findings have relevance for the sustainable planning and construction of solar power plants. |
英文关键词 | Arthropod species composition The Atacama Desert Environmental effect Microclimate Photovoltaic power plant |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Finland ; Chile |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000410806800006 |
WOS关键词 | TRANSITIONAL COASTAL DESERT ; MULTIVARIATE-ANALYSIS ; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS ; ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ; CSP PLANTS ; IMPACTS ; SCALE ; DIVERSIFICATION ; DIVERSITY |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/198708 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Jyvaskyla, Dept Biol & Environm Sci, POB 353, FI-40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland; 2.Univ Concepcion, Fac Nat Sci & Oceanog, Dept Zool, Doctoral Program Systemat & Biodivers, Concepcion, Chile; 3.Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Dept Ecosyst & Environm, Santiago, Chile; 4.CEMABIO, Ctr Estudio & Muestreo Biol, Iquique, Chile; 5.Univ Chile, Dept Ecol Sci, Fac Sci, Santiago, Chile |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Suuronen, Anna,Munoz-Escobar, Christian,Lensu, Anssi,et al. The Influence of Solar Power Plants on Microclimatic Conditions and the Biotic Community in Chilean Desert Environments[J],2017,60(4):630-642. |
APA | Suuronen, Anna.,Munoz-Escobar, Christian.,Lensu, Anssi.,Kuitunen, Markku.,Guajardo Celis, Natalia.,...&Kukkonen, Jussi V. K..(2017).The Influence of Solar Power Plants on Microclimatic Conditions and the Biotic Community in Chilean Desert Environments.ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,60(4),630-642. |
MLA | Suuronen, Anna,et al."The Influence of Solar Power Plants on Microclimatic Conditions and the Biotic Community in Chilean Desert Environments".ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 60.4(2017):630-642. |
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