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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Energy efficiency and environmental impacts of horizontal small wind turbines in Austria | Zajicek, L.; Drapalik, M.; Kral, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
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 | |
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 | |
Identifying the Potential of Floating Artificial Benthic Ecosystems to Underpin Offshore Development | Komyakova, V.; Wright, B.; Frusher, S.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates | |
Current state of knowledge of wind energy impacts on bats in South Africa | Aronson, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Current challenges and prospects of wind energy in Belarus | Novikau, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision | Birds | |
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 | |
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 | |
Estimating bird flight height using 3-D photogrammetry | Prinsloo, N.; Postma, M.; Ryan, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds | |
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 | |
South African Bat Fatality Threshold Guidelines: Edition 3 | MacEwan, K.; Aronson, J.; Richardson, K.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
Persistence and spatial distribution of Black Grouse in east Alpine wind farms: a contribution to the "wind power versus black grouse protection" debate in Austria | Brunner, H.; Friedel, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Not in my hiking trail? Acceptance of wind farms in the Austrian Alps | Brudermann, T.; Zaman, R.; Posch, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Social & Economic Data, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions | ||
Worldviews as predictors of wind and solar energy support in Austria: Bridging social acceptance and risk perception research | Sposato, R.; Hampl, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | ||
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 | |
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 | |
Wind Energy’s Impacts on Birds in South Africa: A Preliminary Review of the Results of Operational Monitoring at the First Wind Farms of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in South Africa | Ralston-Paton, S.; Smallie, J.; Pearson, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
Final progress report of a 12 month pre - construction bat monitoring study for the Proposed Waaihoek Wind Energy Facility near Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal | Kruger, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Using Spatial Analyses of Bearded Vulture Movements in Southern Africa to Inform Wind Turbine Placement | Reid, T.; Kruger, S.; Whitfield, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Raptors, Birds | |
Foraging Range and Habitat use by Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres from the Msikaba Colony, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Pfeiffer, M.; Venter, J.; Downs, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | |||
Birds and Wind-Energy Best-Practice Guidelines: Best-Practice Guidelines for Assessing and Monitoring the Impact of Wind Energy Facilities on Birds in Southern Africa | Jenkins, A.; van Rooyen, C.; Smallie, J.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
South African Good Practice Guidelines for Operational Monitoring for Bats at Wind Energy Facilities | Aronson, J.; Richardson, E.; MacEwan, K.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
South African Good Practice Guidelines for Surveying Bats at Wind Energy Facility Developments - Pre-construction | Sowler, S.; Stoffberg, S. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Developing an Understanding of the Drivers of Bat Activity Patterns Relevant to Wind Turbines | Thwaits, T. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Bat Fatality at a Wind Energy Facility in the Western Cape, South Africa | Aronson, J.; Thomas, A.; Jordaan, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Assessment of bat and avian mortality at a pilot wind turbine at Coega, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa | Doty, A.; Martin, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
South African Good Practice Guidelines for Surveying Bats in Wind Farm Developments | Sowler, S.; Stoffberg, S. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Birkhühner Tetrao tetrix (Linnaeus 1758): Ein Leben zwischen Windrädern und Schiliften | Grunschachner-Berger, V.; Kainer, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Port Elizabeth Wind Energy Facility Avifaunal and Bat Impact Assessment | Strugnell, L.; Smallie, J.; Patterson-Abrolat, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds, Bats | ||
Impact of Wind Power Plants on Black Grouse, Lyrurus tetrix in Alpine Regions | Zeiler, H.; Grunschachner-Berger, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
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