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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Mapping seabird vulnerability to offshore wind farms in Norwegian waters | Fauchald, P.; Ollus, V.; Ballesteros, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Birds | ||
Wind energy development can lead to guild-specific habitat loss in boreal forest bats | McKay, R.; Johns, S.; Bischof, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats | |
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 | |
Cumulative effects of offshore wind farms on common guillemots (Uria aalge) in the southern North Sea - climate versus biodiversity? | Peschko, V.; Schwemmer, H.; Mercker, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Seabirds | |
Long-term impacts of the Smøla wind farm on a local population of white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) | Stokke, B.; Dahl, E.; Kleven, O.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Forest bat activity declines with increasing wind speed in proximity of operating wind turbines | Ellerbrok, J.; Farwig, N.; Peter, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Bats | |
Competing for space? A multi-criteria scenario framework intended to model the energy–biodiversity–land nexus for regional renewable energy planning based on a German case study | Weber, J.; Steinkamp, T.; Reichenbach, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Bats, Birds, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Quantifying trade-offs for the spatial allocation of onshore wind generation capacity – A case study for Germany | Tafarte, P.; Lemann, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data | ||
Bird Protection Zones in a Wind Park by Ka-Band Radar Surveillance: Field Results from the Wind Testing Site WINSENT | Malzer, M.; Burhenn, M.; Beck, S.; et al. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Wind turbines in managed forests partially displace common birds | Rehling, F.; Delius, A.; Ellerbrok, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Birds, Passerines, Raptors | |
Wind turbines without curtailment produce large numbers of bat fatalities throughout their lifetime: A call against ignorance and neglect | Voigt, C.; Kaiser, K.; Look, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites | Ellerbrok, J.; Delius, A.; Peter, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Bats | |
Diet analysis of bats killed at wind turbines suggests large-scale losses of trophic interactions | Scholz, C.; Voigt, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Invertebrates | |
Flight altitudes and fight activities of adult Red Kites (Milvus milvus) in the breeding area as determined by GPS telemetry | Pfeiffer, T.; Meyburg, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds | |
Coastal onshore wind turbines lead to habitat loss for bats in Northern Germany | Reusch, C.; Lozar, M.; Kramer-Schadt, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Human–Wildlife Conflicts across Landscapes—General Applicability vs. Case Specificity | Göttert, T.; Starik, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Human Dimensions | |
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 | |
High vulnerability of juvenile Nathusius' pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus nathusii) at wind turbines | Kruszynski, C.; Bailey, L.; Bach, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
An indicator for assessing the status of marine-bird habitats affected by multiple human activities: A novel statistical approach | Mercker, M.; Dierschke, V.; Camphuysen, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Underestimated Scale of Songbird Offshore Migration Across the South-Eastern North Sea during Autumn | Brust, V.; Hüppop, O. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision | Birds, Passerines | |
Three-dimensional analysis of bat flight paths around small wind turbines suggests no major collision risk or behavioral changes | Hochradel, K.; Hartmann, S.; Reers, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision | Bats | |
Life-cycle impacts of wind energy development on bird diversity in Norway | May, R.; Jackson, C.; Middel, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment | |
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 | |
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 | |
Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) are strongly affected by operating offshore wind farms during the breeding season | Peschko, V.; Mendel, B.; Mercker, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Seabirds | |
Identifying migratory pathways of Nathusius' pipistrelles (Pipistrellus nathusii) using stable hydrogen and strontium isotopes | Kruszynski, C.; Bailey, L.; Courtiol, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Bats | ||
Mono-specific forest plantations are valuable bat habitats: implications for wind energy development | Buchholz, S.; Kelm, V.; Ghanem, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Global life-cycle impacts of onshore wind-power plants on bird richness | May, R.; Middel, H.; Stokke, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
The human dimensions of a green–green-dilemma: Lessons learned from the wind energy — wildlife conflict in Germany | Straka, T.; Fritze, M.; Voigt, C. | Journal Article | Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in Windkraftvorhaben | Voigt, C. | Book | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Telemetry reveals strong effects of offshore wind farms on behaviour and habitat use of common guillemots (Uria aalge) during the breeding season | Peschko, V.; Mercker, M.; Garthe, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance | Birds, Seabirds | |
Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities | May, R.; Nygård, T.; Falkdalen, U.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Waterfowl | |
Sex- but not age-biased wind turbine collision mortality in the White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | Heuck, C.; Herrmann, C.; Wendt, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
High-Resolution Modeling of Uplift Landscapes can Inform Micrositing of Wind Turbines for Soaring Raptors | Hanssen, F.; May, R.; Nygård, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Assessing the spatial distribution of avian collision risks at wind turbine structures in Brandenburg, Germany | Bose, A.; Durr, T.; Klenke, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Effect of tower base painting on willow ptarmigan collision rates with wind turbines | Stokke, B.; Nygård, T.; Falkdalen, U.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Test of the automatic bird detection system IdentiFlight on the test field of WindForS in the context of nature conservation research | Aschwanden, J.; Liechti, F. | Report | Wind Energy | Birds, Raptors | ||
Turbine Collision Mortality in the White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | Heuck, C.; Herrmann, C.; Wendt, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Predicting strike susceptibility and collision patterns of the common buzzard at wind turbine structures in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany | Bose, A.; Durr, T.; Klenke, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Wind turbines in high quality habitat cause disproportionate increases in collision mortality of the white-tailed eagle | Heuck, C.; Herrmann, C.; Levers, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Raptors, Birds | |
Attraction of nocturnally migrating birds to artificial light: The influence of colour, intensity and blinking mode under different cloud cover conditions | Rebke, M.; Dierschke, V.; Weiner, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Lighting | Birds | |
Operational offshore wind farms and associated ship traffic cause profound changes in distribution patterns of Loons (Gavia spp.) | Mendel, B.; Schwemmer, P.; Peschko, V.; et al. | Journal Article | Fixed Offshore Wind | Birds | ||
Retrospective and Outlook for an Environmentally Sound Development of Offshore Wind Energy | Lüdeke, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Movement patterns of white‐tailed sea eagles near wind turbines | Krone, O.; Treu, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Raptors, Birds | ||
Collision sensitive niche profile of the worst affected bird-groups at wind turbine structures in the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany | Bose, A.; Durr, T.; Klenke, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | 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 | |
Estimating flight heights of seabirds using optical rangefinders and GPS data loggers: a methodological comparison | Borkenhagen, K.; Corman, A.; Garthe, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds | |
Do birds in flight respond to (ultra)violet lighting? | May, R.; Åström, J.; Hamre, Ø.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Birds | ||
Towards energy landscapes – “Pathfinder for sustainable wind power locations” | Eichhorn, M.; Tafarte, P.; Thran, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Performance Test and Verification of an Off the Shelf Automated Avian Radar Tracking System | May, R.; Steinheim, Y.; Kvaløy, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Birds |
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