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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Eagles enter rotor-swept zones of wind turbines at rates that vary per turbine | McClure, C.; Rolek, B.; Braham, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Research Goals for Studying Bat Behavior at the Wind Turbine-scale | Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative (BWEC) | Report | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
A bird of two hemispheres: An examination of Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) ecology across a landscape of increasing wind energy development | Watson, K. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Raptors | ||
Experimental and numerical aeroacoustic analysis of an ultrasound whistle | Zeng, Z.; Sharma, A. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision | Bats | |
The Role of Regional-Scale Weather Variables in Predicting Bat Mortality and Bat Acoustic Activity: Potential for Use in the Development of Smart Curtailment Algorithms | Farnsworth, A.; Horton, K.; Heist, K.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Bat Workgroup Report for the State of the Science Workshop on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy 2020: Cumulative Impacts | Hein, C.; Williams, K.; Jenkins, E. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Draft Preliminary Environmental Assessment: Vandenberg Offshore Wind Energy Projects | California State Lands Commission | Report | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Visual Impacts | |
Evidence of Absence Regression: A Binomial N-Mixture Model for Estimating Bird and Bat Fatalities at Wind Power Facilities | McDonald, T.; Bay, K.; Studyvin, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Collision risk of bats with small wind turbines: Worst-case scenarios near roosts, commuting and hunting structures | Hartmann, S.; Hochradel, K.; Greule, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Assessing the effect of wind farms in fauna with a mathematical model | Roman, P.; Salinas, C.; Araujo, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Demographic and potential biological removal models identify raptor species sensitive to current and future wind energy | Diffendorfer, J.; Stanton, J.; Beston, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Potential environmental effects of deepwater floating offshore wind energy facilities | Farr, H.; Ruttenberg, B.; Walter, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
2021 Spring Post - Construction Bat Mortality Monitoring Report | Stantec Consulting | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Veileder for arealtildeling, konsesjonsprosess og søknader for vindkraft til havs | Ministry of Energy, Norway | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy | ||
A pathway for citizen science data to inform policy: A case study using eBird data for defining low-risk collision areas for wind energy development | Ruiz-Gutierrez, V.; Bjerre, E.; Otto, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
Post-construction bird and bat fatality monitoring studies at wind energy projects in Latin America: A summary and review | Agudelo, S.; Mabee, T.; Palmer, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Relative energy production determines effect of repowering on wildlife mortality at wind energy facilities | Huso, M.; Conkling, T.; Dalthorp, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
State of the Science Workshop on Offshore Wind and Wildlife 2020: Cumulative Impacts | New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) | Presentation | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles | |
Adaptive management to improve eagle conservation at terrestrial wind facilities | New, L.; Simonis, J.; Otto, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors | |
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 | |
ThruTracker: Open-Source Software for 2-D and 3-D Animal Video Tracking | Corcoran, A.; Schirmacher, M.; Black, E.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
The State of the Science on Operational Minimization to Reduce Bat Fatality at Wind Energy Facilities | Whitby, M.; Schirmacher, M.; Frick, W. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
La urgencia de hacer Restauración ecológica en México | Mendez-Toribio, M.; Izquierdo- Calderón, N.; Martinez-Garza, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Guidelines for Lighting and Marking of Structures Supporting Renewable Energy Development | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Lighting | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles | |
A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal | Sayad, E. ; Wilberforce, T.; Elsaid, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Attraction, Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Predicting migration routes for three species of migratory bats using species distribution models | Wieringa, J.; Carstens, B.; Gibbs, H. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Twenty-five years under the wind turbines in La Venta, Mexico: social difference, land control and agrarian change | Contreras, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Habitat use by post-fledging white-tailed eagles shows avoidance of human infrastructure and agricultural areas | Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Brommer, J.; Tikkanen, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Predicting Bald Eagle Collision at Wind Energy Facilities | Nasman, K.; Bay, K.; Mattson, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Development and testing of a three-dimensional ballistics model for bat strikes on wind turbines | Prakash, S.; Markfort, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Acoustic and Genetic Approaches for Informing Population Status and Trends of Migratory Tree Bats | Hein, C.; Hale, A.; Straw, B. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor | Murgatroyd, M.; Bouten, W.; Amar, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Bats (Chiroptera) of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah and Arizona | Carpenter, G.; Pilkington, L.; Levorse, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Bats | |
Summer and autumn activity patterns of the eastern bent-wing bat (Miniopterus orianae oceanensis) at a large maternity site in southern New South Wales | Mills, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Radar-based Detection of Birds at Wind Turbines: Numerical Analysis for Optimum Coverage | Zadeh, A.; Malzer, M.; Nguyen, D.; et al. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions | |
AWWI Technical Report: Performance of the GenEst Mortality Estimator Compared to the Huso and Shoenfeld Estimators | Rabie, P.; Riser-Espinoza, D.; Studyvin, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats, 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 | |
Novel Application and Validation of a Method to Assess Visual Impacts of Rotating Wind Turbine Blades Within Woodland Areas | Nopp-Mayr, U.; Kunz, F.; Suppan, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Avoidance, Collision | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Visual Impacts | |
Eagle fatalities are reduced by automated curtailment of wind turbines | McClure, C.; Rolek, B.; Dunn, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Proceedings from the State of the Science and Technology for Minimizing Impacts to Bats from Wind Energy | Hein, C.; Straw, B. | Workshop Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
ECO Wind Factsheet | ECO Wind | Summary | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats, Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Raptors | ||
MOTION OF THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ELECTRIC PROGRAM INVESTMENT CHARGE INTERIM INVESTMENT PLAN 2021 | California Energy Commission | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | ||
Drivers of European bat population change: a review reveals evidence gaps | Browning, E.; Barlow, K.; Burns, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
A Biomimetic Ultrasonic Whistle for Use as a Bat Deterrent on Wind Turbines | Sievert, P.; Modarres-Sadeghi, Y.; Smotherman, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
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 | |
Estimation of spatiotemporal trends in bat abundance from mortality data collected at wind turbines | Davy, C.; Squires, K.; Zimmerling, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats | |
Calculation of biodiversity level between different land-uses to improve conservation outcomes of biodiversity offsetting | Millon, L.; Barre, K.; Julliard, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Bats Flying at High Altitudes | McCracken, G.; Lee, Y.; Gillam, E.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
How Noise Affects Bats and What It Reveals About Their Biosonar Systems | Smotherman, M.; Simmons, A.; Simmons, J. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Bats | |
Final Technical Report: A Heterogeneous System for Eagle Detection, Deterrent, and Wildlife Collision Detection for Wind Turbines | Albertani, R.; Clocker, K.; Hu, C.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds, Raptors |
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