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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Direct Mortality of Birds from Anthropogenic Causes | Loss, S.; Will, T.; Marra, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds | |
La conservación de los murciélagos y el desarrollo eólico: El caso de Chile | Ossa, G; Juarez, C.; Vargas-Rodriguez, R | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Sage grouse war tests limits of partnership in West | Lavelle, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Legal & Policy | |
Underpinning the precautionary principle with evidence: A spatial concept for guiding wind power development in endangered species' habitats | Braunisch, V.; Coppes, J.; Bachle, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Environmental Risk Evaluation System - An Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Copping, A.; Hanna, L.; Van Cleve, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Chemicals, Changes in Flow, Avoidance, Attraction | Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds | |
Effect of wind energy development on breeding duck densities in the Prairie Pothole Region | Loesch, C.; Walker, J.; Reynolds, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement | Waterfowl, Birds | |
Summer Distribution of Semi-Domesticated Reindeer Relative to a New Wind-Power Plant | Colman, J.; Eftestol, S.; Tsegaye, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Avoidance | ||
Is a Wind-Power Plant Acting as a Barrier for Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) Movements? | Colman, J.; Efestol, S.; Tsegaye, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Avoidance | ||
A Preliminary Overview of Monitoring for Raptors in Sweden | Hellstrom, P.; Helander, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors | |
Bat fatalities at two wind farms in Tasmania, Australia: bat characteristics, and spatial and temporal patterns | Hull, C.; Cawthen, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Bird-Community Shifts in Relation to Wind Farms: A Case Study Comparing a Wind Farm, Croplands, and Secondary Forests in Southern Mexico | Villegas-Patraca, R.; Macgregor-Fors, I.; Ortiz-Martinez, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
Further evidence of impacts of large-scale wind farms on land surface temperature | Walsh-Thomas, J.; Cervone, G.; Agouris, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Direct human-caused mortality of birds: improving quantification of magnitude and assessment of population impact | Loss, S.; Will, T.; Marra, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision | Birds | |
Some Clouds Have a Silver Lining: Paradoxes of Anthropogenic Perturbations from Study Cases on Long-Lived Social Birds | Oro, D.; Jimenez, J.; Curco, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Topography drives migratory flight altitude of golden eagles: implications for on-shore wind energy development | Katzner, T.; Brandes, D.; Miller, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Birds | |
Wind and Wildlife in the Northern Great Plains: Identifying Low-Impact Areas for Wind Development | Fargione, J.; Kiesecker, J.; Slaats, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Nesting Ecology of a Population of Gopherus agassizii at a Utility-Scale Wind Energy Facility in Southern California | Ennen, J.; Lovich, J.; Meyer, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles | |
Nesting Success of Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus forficatus) at a Wind Farm in Northern Texas | Rubenstahl, T.; Hale, A.; Karsten, K. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Passerines, Birds | |
Visual preferences for wind turbines: Location, numbers and respondent characteristics | Molnarova, K.; Sklenicka, P.; Stiborek, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts | |
Greater impacts of wind farms on bird populations during construction than subsequent operation: results of a multi-site and multi-species analysis | Pearce-Higgins, J.; Stephen, L.; Douse, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Birds | |
Griffon Vulture Mortality at Wind Farms in Southern Spain: Distribution of Fatalities and Active Mitigation Measures | de Lucas, M.; Ferrer, M.; Bechard, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision, Avoidance | Raptors, Birds | |
Putting Aeolus to work without the death toll: federal wind farm siting guidelines can mitigate avian and Chiropteran mortality | Mensing, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Raptors | |
How do diurnal long-distance migrants select flight altitude in relation to wind? | Mateos-Rodriguez, M.; Liechti, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Shorebirds, Raptors, Passerines, Birds | |
Evidence of Latitudinal Migration in Tri-colored Bats, Perimyotis subflavus | Fraser, E.; McGuire, L.; Eger, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats | |
Avian Collision Mortality at 50- and 60- m Guyed Towers in Central California | Kerlinger, P.; Guarnaccia, J.; Hasch, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Passerines | |
Female Agassizs Desert Tortoise Activity at a Wind Energy Facility in Southern California: The Influence of an El Nino Event | Ennen, J.; Meyer, K.; Lovich, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | ||
Habitat Use, Disturbance and Collision Risks for Bewick's Swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii Wintering Near a Wind Farm in the Netherlands | Fijn, R.; Krijgsveld, K.; Tijsen, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Waterfowl | |
Have we all gone batty? The need for a better balance between the conservation of protected species and the development of clean renewable energy | Householder, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
Mortality at wind-farms is positively related to large-scale distribution and aggregation in griffon vultures | Carrete, M.; Sanchez-Zapata, J.; Benitez, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Raptors, Birds | |
The prosecutor's vulture: inconsistent MBTA prosecution, its clash with wind farms, and how to fix it | Brunner, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Reduced Breeding Success in White-Tailed Eagles at Smøla windfarm, Western Norway, is Caused by Mortality and Displacement | Dahl, E.; Bevanger, K.; Nygård, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision | Raptors, Birds | |
A new method to determine bird and bat fatality at wind energy turbines from carcass searches | Korner-Nievergelt, F.; Korner-Nievergelt, P.; Behr, O.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Potential impacts of energy development on shrublands in western North America | Pocewicz, A.; Copeland, H.; Kiesecker, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | ||
Keeping the West Wild: Conservation and Rapid Energy Development | Fargione, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Environmental Justice, Legal & Policy | |
Using echolocation monitoring to model bat occupancy and inform mitigations at wind energy facilities | Weller, T.; Baldwin, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Bats | |
GIS-based wind farm site selection using spatial multi-criteria analysis (SMCA): Evaluating the case for New York State | van Haaren, R.; Fthenakis, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
Turtles and Culverts, and Alternative Energy Development: An Unreported but Potentially Significant Mortality Threat to the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) | Lovich, J.; Ennen, J.; Madrak, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Entanglement | Reptiles | |
Patterns of activity and fatality of migratory bats at a wind energy facility in Alberta, Canada | Baerwald, E.; Barclay, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Bats | |
Effects of wind energy production on growth, demography, and survivorship of a desert tortoise population in Southern California with comparisons to natural populations | Lovich, J.; Ennen, J.; Madrak, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles | |
Assessing ecological responses of wolves to wind power plants in Portugal: methodological constrains and conservation implications | Álvares, F.; Rio-Maior, H.; Roque, S.; et al. | Presentation | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Integrating Effects of Supplementary Feeding, Poisoning, Pollutant Ingestion and Wind Farms of Two Vulture Species in Spain using a Population Viability Analysis | Garcia-Ripolles, C.; Lopez, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Chemicals | Raptors, Birds | |
Changes in the Abundance and Distribution of Upland Breeding Birds at an Operational Wind Farm | Douglas, D.; Bellamy, P.; Pearce-Higgins, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement | Shorebirds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
Collision risk of White-fronted Geese with wind turbines | Sugimoto, H.; Matsuda, H. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors, Waterfowl | |
Cantabrian Capercaillie signs disappeared after a wind farm construction | Gonzalez, M.; Ena, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
The Effect of a Giant Wind Farm on Precipitation in a Regional Climate Model | Fiedler, B.; Bukovsky, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Birkhühner Tetrao tetrix (Linnaeus 1758): Ein Leben zwischen Windrädern und Schiliften | Grunschachner-Berger, V.; Kainer, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Long-Term Post-Fire Effects on Spatial Ecology and Reproductive Output of Female Agassiz's Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) at a Wind Energy Facility near Palm Springs, California, USA | Lovich, J.; Ennen, J.; Madrak, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles | |
Demography of Female Greater Prairie-Chickens in Unfragmented Grasslands in Kansas | Augustine, J.; Sandercock, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Effects of Wind Turbines on Nesting Raptors at Buffalo Ridge in Southwestern Minnesota | Usgaard, R.; Naugle, D.; Osborn, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors |
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