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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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The Impact of Wind Turbines on the Distribution of Wintering and Migrating Raptors | Mitchell, K. | Thesis | Wind Energy | Birds, Raptors | ||
Economic Impacts of Curtailing Wind Turbine Operations for the Protection of Bat Populations in Ontario | Thurber, B.; Kilpatrick, R.; Tang, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Bats, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Agricultural landowner perspectives on wind energy development in Alberta, Canada: insights from the lens of energy justice and democracy | Chewinski, M.; Anders, S.; Parkins, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Evaluating the Benefits of Noise Reduction Mitigation: The ECHO Program | Malinka, C.; Tollit, D.; Trounce, K.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Simulating the influences of bat curtailment on power production at wind energy facilities | Hayes, M.; Lindsay, S.; Solick, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
A utilization distribution for the global population of Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) to guide wind energy development | Cervantes, F.; Murgatroyd, M.; Allan, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Implications of wind and vessel noise on the sound fields experienced by southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca in the Salish Sea | Burnham, R.; Vagle, S.; Thupaki, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | ||
The negative impact of wind turbines on wildlife in South Africa | Docrat, N. | Thesis | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy | |
Impact assessment for renewable energy development: analysis of impacts and mitigation practices for wind energy in western Canada | Godinho, C.; Noble, B.; Poelzer, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Current state of knowledge of wind energy impacts on bats in South Africa | Aronson, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Automated Classification of Bat Echolocation Call Recordings with Artificial Intelligence | Tabak, M.; Murray, K.; Reed, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Human Dimensions | |
Recommended metrics for quantifying underwater noise impacts on North Atlantic right whales | Marotte, E.; Wright, A.; Breeze, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Timing and Weather Offer Alternative Mitigation Strategies for Lowering Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in Ontario | Squires, K.; Thurber, B.; Zimmerling, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Flight Altitudes of Raptors in Southern Africa Highlight Vulnerability of Threatened Species to Wind Turbines | McClure, C.; Dunn, L.; McCabe, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Simulating Wind Energy Production Effects from Detection-based Smart Curtailment Bat Strategies for Alberta Wind Facilities | Newman, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Bats | |
From Project Impacts to Strategic Decisions: Recurring Issues and Concerns in Wind Energy Environmental Assessments | Dutta, N.; Noble, B.; Poelzer, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |||
Guidance for analytical methods to cumulative effects assessment for terrestrial species | Mahon, C.; Pelech, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions | ||
Estimating bird flight height using 3-D photogrammetry | Prinsloo, N.; Postma, M.; Ryan, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds | |
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 | |
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 | |
Local trends in abundance of migratory bats across 20 years | Green, D.; McGuire, L.; Vanderwel, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
On a collision course? The large diversity of birds killed by wind turbines in South Africa | Perold, V.; Ralston-Paton, S.; Ryan, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Black Harriers and Wind Energy: Guidelines for impact assessment, monitoring and mitigation | Simmons, R.; Ralston-Paton, S.; Colyn, R.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Annual movement patterns of American common eiders Somateria mollissima dresseri | Mallory, M.; Ronconi, R.; Allen, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Birds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl | ||
Quantifying biodiversity trade-offs in the face of widespread renewable and unconventional energy development | Popescu, V.; Munshaw, R.; Shackelford, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Riverine, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Fish, Terrestrial Mammals | ||
A field comparison of marine mammal detections via visual, acoustic, and infrared (IR) imaging methods offshore Atlantic Canada | Smith, H.; Zitterbart, D.; Norris, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Noise | Marine Mammals | ||
South African Bat Fatality Threshold Guidelines: Edition 3 | MacEwan, K.; Aronson, J.; Richardson, K.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Amherst Island Wind Project 2019 Post - Construction Mortality Monitoring Report | Natural Resource Solutions Inc. | Report | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Conservation management plan for the protection of heritage resources at Brandweynkop, Humansdorp Magisterial District, Eastern Cape Province | Orton, J.; Muller, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Analyzing energy options for small-scale off-grid communities: A Canadian case study | Prabatha, T.; Hager, J.; Carneiro, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Investigating the potential impact of wind farms on Lake Erie | Afsharian, S.; Taylor, P.; Momayez, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
The management utility of large-scale environmental drivers of bat mortality at wind energy facilities: The effects of facility size, elevation and geographic location | MacGregor, K.; Lemaître, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Preliminary Results: Exploring Why Some Families Living in Proximity to Wind Turbine Facilities Contemplate Vacating Their Homes—A Community-Based Study | Krogh, C.; McMurtry, R.; Dumbrille, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Social & Economic Data | |
Using radar technology to assess visual monitoring accuracy of Cape Vulture movements | Becker, F.; Millikin, R.; Leslie, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
“Seas of risk”: Assessing the threats to colonial-nesting seabirds in Eastern Canada | Lieske, D.; Tranquilla, L.; Ronconi, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Birds, Seabirds | ||
Adaptive surface distortions for torque ripple control in vertical-axis wind turbines | Erfort, G.; von Backström, T.; Venter, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Predictable shorebird departure patterns from a staging site can inform collision risks and mitigation of wind energy developments | Howell, J.; McKellar, A.; Espie, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Shorebirds | |
Synthesizing expert opinion to assess the at-sea risks to seabirds in the western North Atlantic | Lieske, D.; Tranquilla, L.; Ronconi, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision | Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
An analysis of the state of impact assessment research for low carbon power production: Building a better understanding of information and knowledge gaps | Hanna, K.; McGuigan, E.; Noble, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | |||
On the Potential Impact of Lake Erie Wind Farms on Water Temperatures and Mixed‐Layer Depths: Some Preliminary 1‐D Modeling Using COHERENS | Afsharian, S.; Taylor, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
Testing efficacy of bird deterrents at wind turbine facilities: a pilot study in Nova Scotia, Canada | Dorey, K.; Dicky, S.; Walker, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Marine Renewable Energy Law and Policy in the Bay of Fundy: The Impact of Ambiguous Domestic Boundaries in Canada on Nova Scotia's Regulatory Framework | Salcedo, E. | Journal Article | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |||
Echolocation activity of migratory bats at a wind energy facility: testing the feeding-attraction hypothesis to explain fatalities | Reimer, J.; Baerwald, E.; Barlay, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction | Bats | |
“His main platform is ‘stop the turbines’ ”: Political discourse, partisanship and local responses to wind energy in Canada | Walker, C.; Stephenson, L.; Baxter, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Property Value Impacts of Wind Turbines and the Influence of Attitudes toward Wind Energy | Vyn, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | ||
The Proposed Impact Assessment System | Government of Canada | Report | Human Dimensions | |||
Wind Energy and Bat Conservation - A Review by the Canadian Wind Energy Association | Barnes, R.; Hill, M.; Peters, K. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | ||
Cape Vulture and Wind Farms: Guidelines for impact assessment, monitoring and mitigation | Pfeiffer, M.; Ralston-Paton, S. | Guidance | Wind Energy | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Shorebird Staging and Migratory Movements at Chaplin and Reed Lakes, Saskatchewan, with Implications for Wind Energy Development | Howell, J. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Shorebirds, Birds | ||
Combining radar and direct observation to estimate pelican collision risk at a proposed wind farm on the Cape west coast, South Africa | Jenkins, A.; Reid, T.; du Plessis, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Waterfowl, Birds |
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