Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base provides access to information about the environmental effects of marine and wind energy, supporting OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents and OES-Environmental metadata forms are compiled into a user-friendly table with advanced filtering. Filters may be selected on the right, or keywords entered in the Search Text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers.
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Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
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The Effects of Wind Turbines on Antipredator Behavior in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) | Rabin, L., Coss, R., Owings, D. | August 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Terrestrial Mammals |
Wind turbines cause chronic stress in badgers (Meles meles) in Great Britain | Agnew, R., Smith, V., Fowkes, R. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Terrestrial Mammals |
Mammalian Mesocarnivore Visitation at Tortoise Burrows in a Wind Farm | Agha, M., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Reptiles, Terrestrial Mammals |