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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Essential Environmental Concepts for the Offshore Wind Energy Sector in Europe | Stephenson, P. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Improving Methods for Estimating Fatality of Birds and Bats at Wind Energy Facilities | Warren-Hicks, W.; Newman, J.; Wolpert, R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Interim Guidelines to Avoid and Minimize Wildlife Impacts from Wind Turbines | US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
The Impacts of Small and Medium Wind Turbines on Bats | Moyle, A. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Bird and Bat Collision Risks & Wind Energy Facilities | Willmott, J.; Allison Costello, E.; Gordon, C.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Bats, Bugs, and Wind Turbines - Is There a Connection? | Cochran, C. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Attraction | Bats | |
Aerial-Hawking Bats Can Glean Prey Items From Surfaces Similar to Wind Turbine Towers: Implications for Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Facilities | Jarzombek, L. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Attraction | Bats | |
Surface Texture Discrimination by Bats: Implications for Reducing Bat Mortality at Wind Turbines | Bienz, C. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Attraction | Bats | |
Report of the IWG on Wind Turbines and Bat Populations 2018 | Rodrigues, L. | Report | Wind Energy | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Report of the IWG on Wind Turbines and Bat Populations 2017 | Rodrigues, L. | Report | Wind Energy | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Report of the IWG on Wind Turbines and Bat Populations 2016 | Rodrigues, L. | Report | Wind Energy | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Assessing and Managing Effect Spheres of Influence | Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
Bird and Bat Impacts and Behaviors at Old Wind Turbines at Forebay, Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area | Smallwood, K.; Neher, L. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
First year post-construction monitoring of bats and birds at Wind Turbine Test Centre Østerild | Therkildsen, O.; Elmeros, M. | Report | Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
Analysis of the Overlap between Priority Greater Sage-Grouse Habitats and Existing and Potential Energy Development Across the West: Final Report | LeBeau, C.; Fruhwirth, J.; Boehrs, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Reindeer and windpower | Skarin, A.; Nellemann, C.; Sandström, P.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Impacts of wind power infrastructure development on semi-domesticated reindeer and reindeer husbandry | Skarin, A.; Sandström, P.; Alam, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Avian, bat and habitat cumulative impacts associated with wind energy development in the Columbia Plateau Ecoregion of Eastern Washington and Oregon | Johnson, G.; Erickson, W. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Birds, Bats and Coastal Wind Farm Development in Maine: A Literature Review | Goodale, W.; Divoll, T. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Interactions with Offshore Wind Energy: Birds and Bats | Island Institute | Presentation | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Collision, Changes in Flow, Avoidance, Attraction | Seabirds, Birds, Bats | |
Long-term Acoustic Assessment of Bats at Spion Kop Reservoir, Montana for 2015-2017 | Bachen, D.; Burkholder, B.; Maxell, B. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats | |
Impacts on Biodiversity of Exploitation of Renewable Energy Sources: The Example of Birds and Bats | Hötker, H.; Thomsen, K.; Jeromin, H. | Report | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Engineered ecologies: Addressing energy infrastructure impacts on wildlife habitat & movement | Baker, L. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Behavioral Response of Grouse to Wind Energy Turbines: A Quantitative Review of Survival, Habitat Selection, and Lek Attendance | LeBeau, C.; Howlin, S.; Tredennick, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Existing Conditions and Potential Environmental Effects | HT Harvey and Associates | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Terrestrial Mammals | |
Pilot study Bat activity in the dutch offshore wind farm OWEZ and PAWP | Poerink, B.; Lagerveld, S.; Verdaat, H. | Report | Wind Energy | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Advancing Migratory Bird Conservation and Management by Using Radar: An Interagency Collaboration | Ruth, J.; Barrow, W.; Sojda,R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Land-Based Wind Energy Siting: A Foundational and Technical Resource | Christol, C.; Oteri, F.; Laurienti, M. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts | |
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 | |
Wind farm prioritisation based on potential impacts on wolf (Canis lupus) habitat in Croatia | Passoni, G. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals | |
15 years of wolf monitoring plans at wind farm areas in Portugal. What do we know? Where should we go? | da Costa, G.; Petrucci-Fonseca, F.; Álvares, F. | Presentation | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Capercaillie and Wind Energy: An international research project | Taubmann, J.; Coppes, J.; Andrén, H. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
U.S. Geological Survey Migratory Bird Science, 2020–21 | Pearse, A.; Sherfy, M.; Wimer, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Physical Environment | |
Placement of Wind Energy Infrastructure Matters: A Quantitative Study Evaluating Response of Lesser Prairie-Chicken to a Wind Energy Facility | LeBeau, C.; Kauffman, M.; Smith, K.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Probability of Impact Workshop | National Wind Coordinating Collaborative | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Report of the IWG on Wind Turbines and Bat Populations 2013 | Rodrigues, L. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Wind Energy's Subtle Effect - Habitat Fragmentation | Pruett, J. | Presentation | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Protocol for Investigating Displacement Effects of Wind Facilities on Grassland Songbirds | Erickson, W.; Strickland, D.; Shaffer, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Passerines, Birds, Bats | |
Ponnequin Wind Energy Project: Reference Site Avian Study | Kerlinger, P.; Curry, R.; Ryder, R. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision, Avoidance | Raptors, Passerines, Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
Avian and Bat Survey Protocols For Large Wind Energy Conversion Systems in Minnesota | Mixon, K.; Schrenzel, J.; Pile, D.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Avian, Bat and Habitat Cumulative Impacts Associated with Wind Energy Development in the Columbia Plateau Ecoregion Of Eastern Washington and Oregon 2011 | Johnson, G.; Erickson, W. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Raptors | |
Baseline investigations of bats and birds at wind turbine test Centre Asterild | Therkildsen, O.; Elmeros, M.; Kahlert, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
Big Blue Wind Energy Project Avian and Bat Protection Plan | Western Ecosystems Technology Inc (WEST) | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Best Management Practices for siting, developing, operating, and monitoring renewable energy in the Intermountain West: A Conservationist's Guide | Jones, A. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Terrestrial Mammals, Raptors, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds, Bats | |
Monitoring of Seasonal Bird Activity and Mortality on Unit 2 at the Buffalo Ridge Windplant, Minnesota | Higgins, K.; Dieter, C.; Usgaard, R. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Patterns of Pre-Construction Bat Activity Determined Using Acoustic Monitoring at a Proposed Wind Facility in South-Central Wisconsin | Redell, D.; Arnett, E.; Hayes, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
The Effect of Wind Power on Birds and Bats - A Synthesis | Rydell, J.; Engstrom, H.; Hedenstrom, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
National Wind Technology Center Site Environmental Assessment: Bird and Bat Use and Fatalities - Final Report | Schmidt, E.; Piaggo, A.; Bock, C.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Best Management Practices for Bats in New Mexico | Balistreri, M. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Avian and Bat Protection Plan for the Buckeye Wind Power Project | Stantec Consulting | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds |
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