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Section 6: References Section 6: References Ahlen, I. 2002. Fladdermoss och faglar dodade av vindkraftverk. (Bats and birds killed by wind power turbines). Fauna och flora 97:14-21. American Wind Energy Association. 1995. Avian interactions with wind energy facilities: a summary. Prepared by Colson & Associates for AWEA, Washington, D.C. Ames, K.M., D.E. Dumond, J.R. Galm, and R.Minor. 1998. Prehistory of the Southern Plateau. In, D.E. Walker, Jr., Plateau. Volume 12, Handbook of North American Indians. Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Anderson, R. L., J. Tom, N. Neumann, and J. A. Cleckler. 1996. Avian monitoring and risk assessment at Tehachapi Pass Wind Resource Area, California. California Energy Commission, Sacramento. 40pp. APLIC (Avian Power Line Interaction Committee). 1994. Mitigating bird collisions with power lines: The state of the art in 1994. Edison Electric Institute, Washington, D.C. APLIC (Avian Power Line Interaction Committee). 1996. 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