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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Reduced survival in a soaring bird breeding in wind turbine proximity along the northern Baltic Sea coast | Nebel, C.; Stjernberg, T.; Tikkanen, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Quantifying land impacts of wind energy: a regional-scale assessment in Finland | Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Byholm, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Prioritizing landscapes for mitigating the impacts of onshore wind farms on multidimensional waterbird diversity in the Yellow Sea | Zhao, S.; Xu, H.; Wang, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Shorebirds | ||
Using remote-sensing data to study the rapid growth of wind farms and their impact on bird habitat in Yellow Sea Wetland, China | Zheng, Y.; Wu, J.; Sheviakina, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds | |
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 | |
Revealing the ecological impact of low-speed mountain wind power on vegetation and soil erosion in South China: A case study of a typical wind farm in Yunnan | Ma, B.; Yang, J.; Chen, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
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 | ||
Optimizing China's onshore wind farm layout crucial for carbon neutrality | Li, Q. ; Duan, H.; Liu, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
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 | |
The presence of wind turbines repels bats in boreal forests | Gaultier, S.; Lilley, T.; Vesterinen,E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Bats | |
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 Power Increases the Plant Diversity of Temperate Grasslands but Decreases the Dominance of Palatable Plants | Ji. G.; Ganjurjav, H.; Hu, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | ||
Understanding subjective and situational factors of wind turbine noise annoyance | Müller, F.; Leschinger, V.; Hübner, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Broadening the social acceptance of wind energy – An Integrated Acceptance Model | Hübner, G.; Leschinger, V.; Müller, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
The impact of onshore wind farms on ecological corridors in Ningbo, China | Guan, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment | |
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 | |
Wind energy expansion and birds: Identifying priority areas for impact avoidance at a national level | Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Santangeli, A.; Piirainen, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes | |
Heterogeneous warming impacts of desert wind farms on land surface temperature and their potential drivers in Northern China | Liu, N.; Zhao, X.; Zhang, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Visual evaluations of wind turbines: Judgments of scenic beauty or of moral desirability? | Kirchhoff, T.; Ramisch, K.; Feucht, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | ||
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 | |
Key factors influencing onshore wind energy development: A case study from the German North Sea region | Kiunke, T.; Gemignani, N.; Malheiro, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
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 | |
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 | |
A comprehensive estimate of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from onshore wind energy in China | Xu, K.; Chang, J.; Zhou, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
A Survey of Sex Ratios of Raptors at a Rescue Center in China | Yang, L.; Zhou, B.; Huang, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors | |
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 | |
Local climatic and environmental effects of an onshore wind farm in North China | Luo, L.; Zhuang, Y.; Duan, Q.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | ||
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 | |
Resident breeding bird responses to wind turbines: A functional and phylogenetic perspective | Ding, Z.; Liang, J.; Cai, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
Abundance and behavior of little egrets (Egretta garzetta) near an onshore wind farm in Chongming Dongtan, China | Xu, H.; Zhao, S.; Song, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Waterfowl | ||
The impact of public acceptance on cost efficiency and environmental sustainability in decentralized energy systems | Weinand, J.; McKenna, R.; Kleinebrahm, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | ||
Effects of wind farms on the nest distribution of magpie (Pica pica) in agroforestry systems of Chongming Island, China | Song, N.; Xu, H.; Zhao, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Passerines | |
Habitat use by post-fledging white-tailed eagles shows avoidance of human infrastructure and agricultural areas | Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Brommer, J.; Tikkanen, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
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 | |
Biodiversity and bird surveys in Finnish environmental impact assessments and follow-up monitoring | Mäkeläinen, S.; Lehikoinen, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
Westerly breezes and easterly gales: A comparison of legal, policy and planning regimes governing onshore wind in Germany and China | Guan, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | ||
Effect of wind farms on wintering ducks at an important wintering ground in China along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway | Zhao, S.; Xu, H.; Song, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Waterfowl | |
Research on carbon emission reduction benefit of wind power project based on life cycle assessment theory | Li, J.; Li, S.; Wu. F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
How to strive for balance of coastal wind energy development with waterbird conservation in the important coastal wetlands, a case study in the Chongming Islands of East China | Li, B.; Yuan, X.; Chen, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Displacement | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Minimum distances for wind turbines: A robustness analysis of policies for a sustainable wind power deployment | Salomon, H.; Drechsler, M.; Reutter, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Raptors, Human Dimensions | ||
Empowered but powerless? Reassessing the citizens’ power dynamics of the German energy transition | Schwarz, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
The impact of onshore wind power projects on ecological corridors and landscape connectivity in Shanxi, China | Guo, X.; Zhang, X.; Du, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change |
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