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Global Review on Environmental Impacts of Onshore Wind Energy in the Field of Tension between Human Societies and Natural Systems | Sander, L.; Jung, C.; Schindler, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | |
A three-dimensional model of terrain-induced updrafts for movement ecology studies | Thedin, R.; Brandes, D.; Quon, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Bats, Birds | |
Wind Farms and Power Lines Reduced the Territory Status and Probability of Fledgling Production in the Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis | Husby, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Raptors | |
Effects of wind turbine noise on songbird behavior during nonbreeding season | Lehnardt, Y.; Barber, J.; Berger-Tal, O. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Passerines | |
Impact of wind farms on local land surface temperature in Qinghai Province, China | Zhang, X.; Wang, H.; Shang, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Sustainable wind energy planning through ecosystem service impact valuation and exergy: A study case in south-central Chile | Martínez-Martínez, Y.; Dewulf, J.; Aguayo, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Wind farms dry surface soil in temporal and spatial variation | Wang, G.; Li, G.; Liu, Z. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
The species-specificity of energy landscapes for soaring birds, and its consequences for transferring suitability models across species | Scacco, M.; Arrondo, E.; Donazar, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Noise pollution from wind turbines and its effects on wildlife: A cross-national analysis of current policies and planning regulations | Teff-Seker, Y.; Berger-Tal, O.; Lehnardt, Y.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
International assessment of priority environmental issues for land-based and offshore wind energy development | Green, R.; Gill, E.; Hein, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes | Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Columbian sharp-tailed grouse brood success and chick survival in a wind-energy landscape | Proett, M.; Roberts, S.; Messmer, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
Wind farm noise shifts vocalizations of a threatened shrub-steppe passerine | Gomez-Catasus, J.; Barrero, A.; Llusia, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Passerines | |
An Evaluation of Wind Turbine-Induced Topographic Change in the Offshore Intertidal Sandbank Using Remote Sensing-Constructed Digital Elevation Model Data | Zhang, D.; Zhang, H.; Zhou, Y.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Wind Farms and Power Lines Have Negative Effects on Territory Occupancy in Eurasian Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) | Husby, M.; Pearson, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
The Effect of Sound on Bird Behaviour Application in Wind Farms | Georgiev, M.; Marinov, M.; Zehtindjiev, P. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Noise | Birds, Passerines | |
Land suitability assessment for wind farms through best-worst method and GIS in Balıkesir province of Turkey | Tercan, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Environmental Impact of Solar and Wind energy- A Review | Hamed, T.; Alshare, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Wind energy facilities affect resource selection of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | Taubmann, J.; Kämmerle, J.; Andrén, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Observations and Simulations of a Wind Farm Modifying a Thunderstorm Outflow Boundary | Tomaszewski, J.; Lundquist, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development: guidelines for project developers | Bennun, L.; van Bochove, J.; Ng, C.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals | |
What really undermines public acceptance of wind turbines? A choice experiment analysis in Israel | Peri, E.; Becker, N.; Tal, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Noise | Birds, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Guidance document on wind energy developments and EU nature legislation | European Commission | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Local effects of wind turbines on near-surface wind speed in a desert steppe wind farm | Zhou, D.; Hu, S.; Dang, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Potential environmental impacts of wind energy development: A global perspective | Nazir, M.; Ali, N.; Bilal, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes | |
“Wind Theft” from Onshore Wind Turbine Arrays: Sensitivity to Wind Farm Parameterization and Resolution | Pryor, S.; Shepherd, T.; Volker, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Wind turbine noise limits propagation of greater prairiechicken boom chorus, but does it matter? | Whalen, C.; Brown, M.; McGee, J.; et al. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Effects of wind turbine noise on the surrounding soundscape in the context of greater-prairie chicken courtship vocalizations | Whalen, C.; Brown, M.; McGee, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
Impact of substantial wind farms on the local and regional atmospheric boundary layer: Case study of Zhangbei wind power base in China | Wang, Q.; Luo, K.; Wu, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Impactos Ambientales de la Energía Eólica (Environmental Impacts of the Wind Energy) | Hernández-Galvez, G.; Pampillón-González, L.; Hernández-Almenares, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Visual Impacts | |
Impacts to Wildlife of Wind Energy Siting and Operation in the United States | Allison, T.; Diffendorfer, J.; Baerwald, E.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Simulating impacts of real-world wind farms on land surface temperature using the WRF model: physical mechanisms | Xia, G.; Zhou, L.; Minder, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Future Directions in Conservation Research on Petrels and Shearwaters | Rodríguez, A.; Arcos, J.; Bretagnolle, V.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Seabirds, Birds | |
The Iowa Atmospheric Observatory: Revealing the Unique Boundary Layer Characteristics of a Wind Farm | Takle, E.; Rajewski, D.; Purdy, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Effectiveness of a mitigation measure for the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in wind farms in Spain | Pescador, M.; Ramírez, J.; Peris, S. | Journal Article | Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
Modelling the Effects of Wind Farming on the Local Weather Using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model | Jawaheer, B.; Dhunny, A.; Cunden, T.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Appendix III-M Supplemental Information for the Assessment of Potential Impacts to Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles During Construction, Operation, and Decommissioning of the Vineyard Wind Project | Pyć, C.; Zeddies, D.; Denes, S.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Reptiles | |
Nonlocal Inadvertent Weather Modification Associated with Wind Farms in the Central United States | Lauridsen, M.; Ancell, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Wind turbine impact on near-ground air temperature | Moravec, D.; Barták, V.; Puš, V.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
The Influence of Real‐World Wind Turbine Deployments on Local to Mesoscale Climate | Pryor, S.; Barthelmie, R.; Shepherd, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Bird Collisions at Wind Turbines in a Mountainous Area Related to Bird Movement Intensities Measured by Radar | Aschwanden, J.; Stark, H.; Peter, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Passerines, Birds | |
Impacts of onshore wind energy production on birds and bats: recommendations for future life cycle impact assessment developments | Laranjeiro, T.; May, R.; Verones, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Male Greater Prairie-Chickens Adjust their Vocalizations in the Presence of Wind Turbine Noise | Whalen, C.; Brown, M.; McGee, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
Public receptiveness of vertical axis wind turbines | Hui, I.; Cain, B.; Dabiri, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts | |
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 | |
The energy landscape predicts flight height and wind turbine collision hazard in three species of large soaring raptor | Peron, G.; Fleming, C.; Duriez, O.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds | |
The song of Skylarks Alauda arvensis indicates the deterioration of an acoustic environment resulting from wind farm start‐up | Szymanski, P.; Deoniziak, K.; Losak, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
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