Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base provides access to information about the environmental effects of marine and wind energy, supporting OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents and OES-Environmental metadata forms are compiled into a user-friendly table with advanced filtering. Filters may be selected on the right, or keywords entered in the Search Text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers.
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| Title | Author* |
Date** |
Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive ecological effects of wind farms on vegetation in China’s Gobi desert | Xu, K., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Wind farms have cascading impacts on ecosystems across trophic levels | Thaker, M., Zambre, A., Bhosale, H. | December 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors, Ecosystem |
| The association of windmills with conservation of pollinating insects and wild plants in homogeneous farmland of western Poland | Pustkowiak, S., et al. | March 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Vegetation Cover Change of Çeşme Alaçatı Wind Power Plant Using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) | Balik, G., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Detecting Wind Farm Impacts on Local Vegetation Growth in Texas and Illinois Using MODIS Vegetation Greenness Measurements | Xia, G., Zhou, L. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Environmental and Structural Safety Issues Related to Wind Energy | Dai, K., Gao, K., Huang, Z. | May 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Wildlife and Wind Farms - Conflicts and Solutions, Volume 1 Onshore: Potential Effects | Perrow, M. | April 2017 | Book | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem, Terrestrial Mammals |
| Using Environmental Impact Assessment and Post-Construction Monitoring Data to Inform Wind Energy Developments | Zwart, M., et al. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Planning for Net Biodiversity Gains: A Case Study of Hau_uru m_ raki Wind Farm, New Zealand | Craig, J., et al. | January 2015 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Wind Farms and Biodiversity: Improving Environmental Risk Assessments | Boothroyd, I., Barea, L. | January 2015 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| A Review of the Impacts of Onshore Wind Energy Development on Biodiversity | Tosh, D., Montgomery, W., Reid, N. | January 2014 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Comparing the Ecological Impacts of Wind and Oil and Gas Development: A Landscape Scale Assessment | Jones, N., Pejchar, L. | November 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Ecosystem |
| 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., et al. | November 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes |
| Greening the Wind: Environmental and Social Considerations for Wind Power Development | Ledec, G., Rapp, K., Aiello, R. | December 2011 | Book | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Effects of wind farms and food scarcity on a large scavenging bird species following an epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy | Martinez-Abrain, A., et al. | November 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes |
| Predicting the trends of vertebrate species richness as a response to wind farms installation in mountain ecosystems of northwest Portugal | Santos, M., et al. | March 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency: Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America | McDonald, R., et al. | August 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Positive Planning for Onshore Wind Expanding Onshore Wind Energy Capacity while Conserving Nature | Bowyer, C., et al. | March 2009 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Assessing the Impact of Wind Farms on the Plant Diversity of Blanket Bogs in the Xistral Mountains (NW Spain) | Fraga, M., et al. | April 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Ecosystem |
| Ecological Baseline Studies Report Proposed Dry Lake Wind Project, Navajo County, Arizona | Young, D. Jr., Poulton, V., Bay, K. | June 2007 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| The Effects of Wind Turbines on Antipredator Behavior in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) | Rabin, L., Coss, R., Owings, D. | August 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Terrestrial Mammals |
| Predicting the Response of Bird Populations to Wind Energy-Related Deaths | Morrison, M., et al. | January 1998 | Conference Paper | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Ecosystem |
