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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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SEER Factsheet | SEER | Summary | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
Field validation of radar systems for monitoring bird migration | Nilsson, C.; Dokter, A.; Schmid, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Powering Healthy Seas: Accelerating Nature Positive Offshore Wind | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Deepwater Wind Block Island Environmental Assessment and Statement of Findings | US Army Corps of Engineers | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Pre-Construction Avian and Bat Survey Report | Tetra Tech Inc. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment | |
Construction and Post-Construction Avian and Bat Monitoring Plan Block Island Wind Farm | Tetra Tech Inc. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment | |
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 | |
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 | |
Numerical Approximations Methods for Antenna Radiation Patterns for Motus Wildlife Tracking Systems | Carlson, E.; Gobeille, D.; Deluca, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
National-scale impacts on wind energy production under curtailment scenarios to reduce bat fatalities | Maclaurin, G.; Hein, C.; Williams, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Distance to hedgerows drives local repulsion and attraction of wind turbines on bats: Implications for spatial siting | Leroux, C.; Kerbiriou, C.; Le Viol, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Atlantic Deepwater Ecosystem Observatory Network (ADEON): An Integrated System for Long-Term Monitoring of Ecological and Human Factors on the Outer Continental Shelf | Miksis-Olds, J.; Martin, B.; Warren, J.; et al. | Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | ||
Project Icebreaker Bird and Bat Risk Analysis | Gordon, C.; Erickson, W. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Seabird distribution in 3D: assessing risk from offshore wind energy generation | Schatz Energy Research Center | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Offshore renewables need an experimental mindset | Johnson, A.; Dawson, C.; Conners, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Passerines, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts | |
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 | |
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 | |
Keeping the West Wild: Conservation and Rapid Energy Development | Fargione, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Environmental Justice, Legal & Policy | |
Breeding home range movements of pre-fledged brolga chicks, Antigone rubicunda (Gruidae) in Victoria, Australia – Implications for wind farm planning and conservation | Cook, S.; Palmer, G.; Hill, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Impacts of OWF installations on fisheries: A Literature Review | Bat, L.; Sezgin, M.; Sahin, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy | |
Environmental and seasonal correlates of capercaillie movement traits in a Swedish wind farm | Kämmerle, J.; Taubmann, J.; Andrén, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Impact of wind turbines on bat activity: an ommited long-distance concern | Barre, K.; Julliard, R.; Le Viol, I.; et al. | Presentation | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Acoustic mirrors as sensory traps for bats | Greif, S.; Zsebok, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Bird and Bat Species' Global Vulnerability to Collision Mortality at Wind Farms Revealed Through a Trait-Based Assessment | Thaxter, C.; Buchanan, G.; Carr, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Impacts to Birds and Bats Due to Collisions and Electrocutions from Some Tall Structures in the United States: Wires, Towers, Turbines, and Solar Arrays - State of the Art in Addressing the Problems | Manville, A. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
How Ecofriendly are Wind Farms? | Cohn, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds, Bats | |
Do Terrestrial Animals Avoid Areas Close to Turbines in Functioning Wind Farms in Agricultural Landscapes? | Łopucki, R.; Klich, D.; Gielarek, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Terrestrial Mammals | |
First year post-construction monitoring of bats and birds at Wind Turbine Test Centre Østerild | Therkildsen, O.; Elmeros, M. | Report | Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
The Impacts of Small and Medium Wind Turbines on Bats | Moyle, A. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Bird and Bat Collision Risks & Wind Energy Facilities | Willmott, J.; Allison Costello, E.; Gordon, C.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Evaluating a Novel Approach to Optimize Operational Minimization to Reduce Bat Fatalities at the Pinnacle Wind Farm, Mineral County, West Virginia, 2015 | Schirmacher, M.; Prichard, A.; Mabee, T.; et al. | Report | Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Assessing and Managing Effect Spheres of Influence | Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
Modeling the spatial effects of disturbance: a constructive critique to provide evidence of ecological thresholds | Powell, L.; Brown, M.; Smith, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Large-scale citizen science improves assessment of risk posed by wind farms to bats in southern Scotland | Newson, S.; Evans, H.; Gillings, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Bats | |
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 | |
Research Goals for Studying Bat Behavior at the Wind Turbine-scale | Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative (BWEC) | Report | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
ThermalTracker-3D: A thermal stereo vision system for quantifying bird and bat activity at offshore wind energy sites | Matzner, S.; Warfel, T.; Hull, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance | Bats, Birds | |
Assessing the vulnerability of breeding bird populations to onshore wind-energy developments in Finland | Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Valkama, J.; Byholm, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Stakeholder Workshop: Scientific Research Framework to Understand the Effects of Offshore Wind Energy Development on Birds and Bats in the Eastern United States | New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) | Workshop Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
The State of the Science on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy Development: Workshop Proceedings | Gulka, J.; Williams, K. | Workshop Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles | |
Modeling Small Scale Impacts of Multi-Purpose Platforms: An Ecosystem Approach | Serpetti, N.; Benjamins, S.; Brain, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Monitoring and Modeling Tree Bat (Genera: Lasiurus, Lasionycteris) Occurrence Using Acoustics on Structures off the Mid-Atlantic Coast—Implications for Offshore Wind Development | True, M.; Reynolds, R.; Ford, W. | Journal Article | Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision | 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 | |
Evaluating Bat Roost Abundance: A Comparison of Drone-Acquired Thermal Imagery and Acoustic Recordings with Visual Observers | Jaffe, K.; Carter, R.; Corcoran, A.; et al. | Presentation | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Efficacy and cost of acoustic-informed and wind speed-only turbine curtailment to reduce bat fatalities at a wind energy facility in Wisconsin | Rabie, P.; Welch-Acosta, B.; Nasman, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Bats | |
Curtailment and acoustic deterrents reduce bat mortality at wind farms | Good, R.; Iskali, G.; Lombardi, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Bats |
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