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Approach Distances of Scottish Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos to Wind Turbines According to Blade Motion Status, Wind Speed, and Preferred Habitat | Fielding, A.; Anderson, D.; Benn, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Responses of GPS-Tagged Territorial Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos to Wind Turbines in Scotland | Fielding, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Quantifying the land-based opportunity carbon costs of onshore wind farms | Albanito, F.; Roberts, S.; Shepherd, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Life Cycle Assessment | |
Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts Related to the Wind Farms End-of-Life | Mello, G.; Dias, M.; Robaina, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment | |
Responses of dispersing GPS-tagged Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) to multiple wind farms across Scotland | Fielding, A.; Anderson, D.; Benn, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Acoustic deterrents influence foraging activity, flight and echolocation behaviour of free-flying bats | Gilmour, L. ; Holderied, M. ; Pickering , S. ; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Bats | |
Non-territorial GPS-tagged golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos at two Scottish wind farms: Avoidance influenced by preferred habitat distribution, wind speed and blade motion status | Fielding, A.; Anderson, D.; Benn, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Peaks in bat activity at turbines and the implications for mitigating the impact of wind energy developments on bats | Richardson, S.; Lintott, P.; Hosken, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Environmental impacts of decommissioning: Onshore versus offshore wind farms | Hall, R.; João, E.; Knapp, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Quantifying the differences in avian attack rates on reptiles between an infrastructure and a control site | Law, C.; Lancaster, L.; Hall, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Reptiles | |
The implications of landscape visual impact on future highly renewable power systems: a case study for Great Britain | Price, J.; Mainzer, K.; Petrovic, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Visual Impacts | ||
Policy, politics and materiality across scales: A framework for understanding local government sustainable energy capacity applied in England | Kuzemko, C.; Britton, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | ||
Is wind energy increasing the impact of socio-ecological change on Mediterranean mountain ecosystems? Insights from a modelling study relating wind power boost options with a declining species | Ferreira, D.; Freixo, C.; Cabral, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Passerines | ||
Onshore wind and the likelihood of planning acceptance: Learning from a Great Britain context | Harper, M.; Anderson, B.; James, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
An evidence-based approach to specifying survey effort in ecological assessments of bat activity | Richardson, S.; Lintott, P.; Hosken, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Eco-innovation to reduce biodiversity impacts of wind energy: Key examples and drivers in the UK | Roddis, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | |||
Large-scale citizen science improves assessment of risk posed by wind farms to bats in southern Scotland | Newson, S.; Evans, H.; Gillings, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Bats | |
Landscape-Scale Effects of Single- and Multiple Small Wind Turbines on Bat Activity | Minderman, J.; Gillis, M.; Daly, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
The Muillean Gaoithe and the Melin Wynt: Cultural sustainability and community owned wind energy schemes in Gaelic and Welsh speaking communities in the United Kingdom | Haf, S.; Parkhill, K. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | ||
Understanding community benefit payments from renewable energy development | Kerr, S.; Johnson, K.; Weir, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions | ||
Procedural justice and the implementation of community wind energy projects: A case study from South Yorkshire, UK | Simcock, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Participation in Environmental Decision-making: Reflecting on Planning and Community Benefits for Major Wind Farms | Armeni, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Wind turbines cause chronic stress in badgers (Meles meles) in Great Britain | Agnew, R.; Smith, V.; Fowkes, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Ground-Level Climate at a Peatland Wind Farm in Scotland is Affected by Wind Turbine Operation | Armstrong, A.; Burton, R.; Lee, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Practices and rationales of community engagement with wind farms: awareness raising, consultation, empowerm | Aitken, M.; Haggett, C.; Rudolph, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Community perceptions of renewable energies in Portugal: Impacts on environment, landscape and local development | Delicado, A.; Figueiredo, E.; Silva, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | ||
A Quantitative-Based Evaluation of the Environmental Impact and Sustainability of a Proposed Onshore Wind Farm in the United Kingdom | Phillips, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | |||
Evaluating the Regional Cumulative Impact of Wind Farms on Birds: How can Spatially Explicit Dynamic Modelling Improve Impact Assessments and Monitoring? | Bastos, R.; Pinhanços, A.; Santos, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Passerines, Birds | ||
Estimates and Correlates of Bird and Bat Mortality at Small Wind Turbine Sites | Minderman, J.; Fuentes-Montemayor, E.; Pearce-Higgins, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
How to Mitigate Impacts of Wind Farms on Bats? A Review of Potential Conservation Measures in the European Context | Peste, F.; Paula, A.; Pinto da Silva, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Differential Mortality of Birds Killed at Wind Farms in Northern Portugal | Morinha, F.; Travassos, P.; Seixas, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Birds | |
Upland Land use Predicts Population Decline in a Globally Near-Threatened Wader | Douglas, D.; Bellamy, P.; Stephen, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
Environmental impacts of micro-wind turbines and their potential to contribute to UK climate change targets | Greening, B.; Azapagic, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
Using Species Distribution Modelling to Predict Bat Fatality Risk at Wind Farms | Santos, H.; Rodrigues, L.; Jones, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Bats | |
Factors Influencing Bat Activity and Mortality at a Wind Farm in the Mediterranean Region | Amorim, F.; Rebelo, H.; Rodrigues, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Diurnal and nocturnal ranging behaviour by moorland-breeding Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus in Scotland | Calladine, J.; Morrison, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Raptors, Birds | ||
Experimental Evidence for the Effect of Small Wind Turbine Proximity and Operation on Bird and Bat Activity | Miderman, J.; Pendlebury, C.; Pearce-Higgins, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats, Birds | ||
Enhancing Carcass Removal Trials at Three Wind Energy Facilities in Portugal | Bernardino, J.; Bispo, R.; Torres, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Dogs as a Tool to Improve Bird-Strike Mortality Estimates at Wind Farms | Paula, J.; Leal, M.; Silva, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision | Birds | |
Insect Attraction to Wind Turbines: Does Colour Play a Role? | Long, C.; Flint, J.; Lepper, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates, Birds, Bats | |
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 | |
Wind power and community benefits: Challenges and opportunities | Aitken, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | ||
Wind power, landscape and strategic, spatial planning-The construction of ‘acceptable locations’ in Wales | Cowell, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | ||
Exploring the landscape of wind farm developments; local area characteristics and planning process outcomes in rural England | Van der Horst, D.; Toke, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
The wind is blowing the right way for birds | Foote, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
Predicting the trends of vertebrate species richness as a response to wind farms installation in mountain ecosystems of northwest Portugal | Santos, M.; Bastos, R.; Travassos, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Differences in bat activity in relation to bat detector height: implications for bat surveys at proposed windfarm sites | Collins, J.; Jones, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
The Aversive Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation on Foraging Bats—A Possible Means of Discouraging Bats from Approaching Wind Turbines | Nicholls, B.; Racey, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, EMF | Bats | |
Minimal effects of wind turbines on the distribution of wintering farmland birds | Devereux, C.; Denny, M.; Whittingham, M. | Journal Article | Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Assessing the Cumulative Impacts of Wind Farms on Peatland Birds: A Case Study of Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria in Scotland | Pearce-Higgins, J.; Stephen, L.; Langston, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Shorebirds |
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