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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Grande Prairie Wind Farm Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy | Stantec Consulting | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Guidelines for Reducing Impacts to Wildlife from Wind Energy Development in Arizona | Arizona Game and Fish Department | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Criterion Wind Project Avian Protection Plan | Young, D.; Tidhar, D. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Birds, Bats | |
2012 Post-Construction Monitoring Study Criterion Wind Project Garrett County, Maryland | Young, D.; Nations, C.; Lout, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance | Birds, Bats | |
Avian and Bat Protection Plan: AWA Goodhue Wind Project | Westwood Professional Services | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Impacts on Wildlife and Government Responsibilities for Regulating Development and Protecting Wildlife | Office, United States Government Accountability | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Birds, Bats | |
Avian and Bat Protection Plan for the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility | Ocotillo Express | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Raptors | |
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 | |
Collision Risk and Micro-Avoidance Rates of Birds with Wind Turbines in Flanders | Everaert, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds | |
Bird Mortality at a Wind-Energy Facility near a Wetland of International Importance | Grodsky, S.; Jennelle, C.; Drake, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds | |
Avian Collisions with Wind Turbines: A Summary of Existing Studies and Comparisons to Other Sources of Avian Collision Mortality in the United States | Erickson, W.; Johnson, G.; Strickland, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Birds, Passerines, Raptors | |
Bird Risk Behaviors and Fatalities at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area: Period of Performance: March 1998 - December 2000 | Thelander, C.; Smallwood, K.; Rugge, L. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds | |
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrent in Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities - Final Report | Arnett, E.; Hein, C.; Schirmacher, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
The Effects of Wind Turbines on Antipredator Behavior in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) | Rabin, L.; Coss, R.; Owings, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise, Collision, Avoidance | Terrestrial Mammals, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
Avoidance Behavior by Prairie Grouse: Implications for Development of Wind Energy | Pruett, C.; Patten, M.; Wolfe, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Avoidance | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
Curtailing Wind Turbine Operations to Reduce Avian Mortality | Singh, K.; Baker, E.; Lackner, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision, Avoidance | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
Influence of Behavior on Bird Mortality in Wind Energy Developments | Smallwood, K.; Rugge, L.; Morrison, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Waterfowl | |
Behavioral Responses of Bats to Operating Wind Turbines | Horn, J.; Arnett, E.; Kunz, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Collision Mortalities at Horseshoe Shoal of Bird Species of Special Concern | Hatch, J.; Brault, S. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl | |
Behavioral patterns of bats at a wind turbine confirm seasonality of fatality risk | Goldenberg, S.; Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision, Displacement | Bats | |
Response of Raptors to a Windfarm | Garvin, J.; Jennelle, C.; Drake, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance | Raptors, Birds | |
Flight Paths of Migrating Golden Eagles and the Risk Associated with Wind Energy Development in the Rocky Mountains | Johnson, N.; Bradley, J.; Pomeroy, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds | |
Bat Mortality and Activity at a Northern Iowa Wind Resource Area | Jain, A.; Koford, R.; Hancock, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Bat Mortalities at a Wind Energy Facility in North Dakota | Bicknell, L.; Gilliam, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Behavior of Bats at Wind Turbines | Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; Hein, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement | Bats | |
Assessing Risk to Birds from Industrial Wind Energy Development via Paired Resource Selection Models | Miller, T.; Brooks, R.; Lanzone, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds | |
An Updated Review of Hypotheses Regarding Bat Attraction to Wind Turbines | Guest, E.; Stamps, B.; Durish, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision, Noise | Bats | |
Evaluating a Novel Approach to Optimize Operational Minimization to Reduce Bat Fatalities at the Pinnacle Wind Farm, Mineral County, West Virginia, 2015 | Schirmacher, M.; Prichard, A.; Mabee, T.; et al. | Report | Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Assessing bird avoidance of high-contrast lights using a choice test approach: implications for reducing human-induced avian mortality | Goller, B.; Blackwell, B.; DeVault, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Lighting | Birds | |
Deepwater Wind Block Island Environmental Assessment and Statement of Findings | US Army Corps of Engineers | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Pre-Construction Avian and Bat Survey Report | Tetra Tech Inc. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment | |
Construction and Post-Construction Avian and Bat Monitoring Plan Block Island Wind Farm | Tetra Tech Inc. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment | |
When the Excrement Hits the Fan: Fecal Surveys Reveal Species-Specific Bat Activity at Wind Turbines | Bennett, V.; Hale, A.; Williams, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | 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 | |
Evidence that Bats Perceive Wind Turbine Surfaces to be Water | McAlexander, A. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, 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 | |
Bats, Bugs, and Wind Turbines - Is There a Connection? | Cochran, C. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Attraction | Bats | |
Surface Texture Differentiation Using Synthetic Bat Echolocation Calls: Implications for Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines | Yuen, B. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction | Bats | |
Resource selection of apex raptors: implications for siting energy development in sagebrush and prairie ecosystems | Squires, J.; Olson, L.; Wallace, Z.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors | |
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 | |
Migrating whooping cranes avoid wind-energy infrastructure when selecting stopover habitat | Pearse, A.; Metzger, K.; Brandt, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Shorebirds | |
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 | |
Impacts to Birds and Bats Due to Collisions and Electrocutions from Some Tall Structures in the United States: Wires, Towers, Turbines, and Solar Arrays - State of the Art in Addressing the Problems | Manville, A. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
Avian Monitoring and Mortality Report at the National Wind Technology Center: January 2010 - February 2011 | Tetra Tech Inc. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
A framework for studying the effects of offshore wind energy development on birds and bats in the Eastern United States | Williams, K.; Gulka, J.; Cook, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds |
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