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A New Stochastic Dynamic Tool to Improve the Accuracy of Mortality Estimates for Bats Killed at Wind Farms | Bastos, R., Santos, M., Cabral, J. | November 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
A comparative assessment of proposed offshore wind power demonstration projects in the United States | Bates, A., Firestone, J. | November 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Estimating the Indirect Impact of Wind Farms on Breeding Bird Assemblages: A Case Study in the Central Apennines | Battisti, C., et al. | August 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds |
Positive energies? An empirical study of community energy participation and attitudes to renewable energy | Bauwens, T., Devine-Wright, P. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
Predicting Eagle Fatalities at Wind Facilities | Bay, K., et al. | August 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
Modelling Human Impacts on the Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax fleayi) | Bekessy, S., et al. | November 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors |
Predicting and Mapping Potential Whooping Crane Stopover Habitat to Guide Site Selection for Wind Energy Projects | Belaire, J., et al. | December 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds |
Wind Turbine Fatalities Approach a Level of Concern in a Raptor Population | Bellebaum, J., et al. | December 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
A Sustainability Index of Potential Co-Location of Offshore Wind Farms and Open Water Aquaculture | Benassai, G., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions |
The Impacts of Roads and other Infrastructure on Mammal and Bird Populations: A Meta-Analysis | Benitez-Lopez, A., Alkemade, R., Verweij, P. | June 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Terrestrial Mammals |
Effect of Wind Turbine Proximity on Nesting Success in Shrub-nesting Birds | Bennett, V., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds |
Resource Availability May Not Be a Useful Predictor of Migratory Bat Fatalities or Activity at Wind Turbines | Bennett, V., Hale, A. | June 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction | Bats |
When the Excrement Hits the Fan: Fecal Surveys Reveal Species-Specific Bat Activity at Wind Turbines | Bennett, V., Hale, A., Williams, D. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats |
Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Wildlife - A Generalized Impact Assessment | Bergström, L., et al. | March 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
Effects of an Offshore Wind Farm on Temporal and Spatial Patterns in the Demersal Fish Community | Bergström, L., Sundqvist, F., Bergström, U. | June 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Fish |
Decision Bias in Marine Spatial Planning of Offshore Wind Farms: Problems of Singular Versus Cumulative Assessments of Economic Impacts on Fisheries | Berkenhagen, J., et al. | May 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
Blown in the Wind: Bats and Wind Farms in Brazil | Bernard, E., et al. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
Guidelines for Consideration of Bats in Environmental Impact Assessment of Wind Farms in Brazil: A Collaborative Governance Experience from Rio Grande Do Sul State | Bernard, E., et al. | January 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Enhancing Carcass Removal Trials at Three Wind Energy Facilities in Portugal | Bernardino, J., et al. | December 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds |
Estimating Bird and Bat Fatality at Wind Farms: A Practical Overview of Estimators, their Assumptions and Limitations | Bernardino, J., et al. | February 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
Influence of Concrete Mix Design on CO2 Emissions for Large Wind Turbine Foundations | Berndt, M. | November 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Climate Change |
Sediment Transport Patterns at Trafalgar Offshore Windfarm | Besio, G., Losada, M. | May 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
Past, present and future environmental footprint of the Danish wind turbine fleet with LCA_WIND_DK, an online interactive platform | Besseau, R., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment |
Minimizing wildlife impacts for offshore wind energy development: Winning tradeoffs for seabirds in space and cetaceans in time | Best, B., Halpin, P. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Dynamic Device, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Insufficient Sampling to Identify Species Affected by Turbine Collisions | Beston, J., Diffendorfer, J., Loss, S. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Prioritizing Avian Species for Their Risk of Population Level Consequences from Wind Energy Development | Beston, J., et al. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Birds |
Camera technology for monitoring marine biodiversity and human impact | Bicknell, A., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions |
Survey of Bat Mortalities at a Wind-Energy Facility in North Dakota | Bicknell, L., Gilliam, E. | June 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
Bat Mortalities at a Wind Energy Facility in North Dakota | Bicknell, L., Gilliam, E. | November 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats |
Ocean Beliefs and Support for an Offshore Wind Energy Project | Bidwell, D. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Estimating the Political, Economic and Environmental Factors' Impact on the Installed Wind Capacity Development: A System GMM Approach | Biresselioglu, M., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Farfield Environment, Socio-economics |
NEPA Review of Offshore Wind Farms: Ensuring Emission Reduction Benefits Outweigh Visual Impacts | Bisbee, D. | January 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Aesthetics |
The implications for visual simulation and analysis of temporal variation in the visibility of wind turbines | Bishop, I. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Aesthetics |
Visual assessment of off-shore wind turbines: The influence of distance, contrast, movement and social variables | Bishop, I., Miller, D. | April 2007 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Modeling Carcass Removal Time for Avian Mortality Assessment in Wind Farms Using Survival Analysis | Bispo, R., et al. | March 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Recent Developments of Ocean Environmental Description with Focus on Uncertainties | Bitner-Gregersen, E., et al. | August 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Nearfield Habitat |
Experimental Evidence for the Effects of Chronic Anthropogenic Noise on Abundance of Greater Sage-Grouse at Leks | Blickley, J., Blackwood, D., Patricelli, G. | May 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds |
Experimental Chronic Noise Is Related to Elevated Fecal Corticosteroid Metabolites in Lekking Male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) | Blickley, J., et al. | November 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds |
Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Wildlife: Research Priorities for the Development of Standards and Mitigation | Blickley, J., Patricelli, G. | November 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | Noise | N/A |
Multi-use of the sea: A wide array of opportunities from site-specific cases across Europe | Bocci, M., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Environmental and Ecological Effects of Ocean Renewable Energy Development: A Current Synthesis | Boehlert, G., Gill, A. | June 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Welcoming the Wind? Determinants of Wind Power Development Among U.S. States | Bohn, C., Lant, C. | January 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Aesthetics, Stakeholder Engagement |
Optimizing Wind Power Generation while Minimizing Wildlife Impacts in an Urban Area | Bohrer, G., et al. | February 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Birds |
Long Term Estimations of Low Frequency Noise Levels over Water from an Off-Shore Wind Farm | Bolin, K., et al. | January 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | N/A |
Bats in a tropical wind farm: species composition and importance of the spatial attributes of vegetation cover on bat fatalities | Bolivar-Cime, B., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
Common Sole Larvae Survive High Levels of Pile-Driving Sound in Controlled Exposure Experiments | Bolle, L., et al. | March 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
Assessing use-use interactions at sea: A theoretical framework for spatial decision support tools facilitating co-location in maritime spatial planning | Bonnevie, I., Hansen, H., Schrøder, L. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
An Investigation of the Wind Induced Background Sound Levels in Rural Areas for Existing and Proposed Wind Farms | Bonsma, I., Munro, M. | September 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | Noise | N/A |
Bird collision with power lines: estimating carcass persistence and detection associated with ground search surveys | Borner, L., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
Marine Renewable Energy Seascape | Borthwick, A. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Collision sensitive niche profile of the worst affected bird-groups at wind turbine structures in the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany | Bose, A., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
Risks and Benefits of Wind Generated Electricity: Facts and Perceptions | Bosley, P., Bosley, K. | January 1992 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Public perceptions of and responses to new energy technologies | Boudet, H. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Environmental Impacts of Balancing Offshore Wind Power with Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) | Bouman, E., Øberg, M., Hertwich, E. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment |
Towards a Cumulative Collision Risk Assessment of Local and Migrating Birds in North Sea Offshore Wind Farms | Brabant, R., et al. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Passerines, Seabirds |
Mapping Seabird Sensitivity to Offshore Wind Farms | Bradbury, G., et al. | September 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds |
Home in the heat: Dramatic seasonal variation in home range of desert golden eagles informs management for renewable energy development | Braham, M., et al. | June 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Raptors |
Responses of Harbour Porpoises to Pile Driving at the Horns Rev II Offshore Wind Farm in the Danish North Sea | Brandt, M., et al. | January 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
Seal Scarers as a Tool to Deter Harbour Porpoises from Offshore Construction Sites | Brandt, M., et al. | February 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Effects of Offshore Pile Driving on Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) | Brandt, M., et al. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Do man-made structures and water depth affect the diel rhythms in click recordings of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)? | Brandt, M., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Marine Mammals |
Disturbance of harbour porpoises during construction of the first seven offshore wind farms in Germany | Brandt, M., et al. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals |
Expected Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Mediterranean Marine Life | Bray, L., et al. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
Assessing larval connectivity for marine spatial planning in the Adriatic | Bray, L., Kassis, D., Hall-Spencer, J. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
Maritime Route Delineation using AIS Data from the Atlantic Coast of the US | Breithaupt, S., et al. | March 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Navigation |
Wind farm externalities and public preferences for community consultation in Ireland: A discrete choice experiments approach | Brennan, N., Van Rensburg, T. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
Map of Bird Sensitivities to Wind Farms in Scotland: A Tool to Aid Planning and Conservation | Bright, J., et al. | September 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Spatial Overlap of Wind Farms on Peatland with Sensitive Areas for Birds | Bright, J., et al. | September 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds |
Effects of a wind farm installation on the understory bat community of a highly biodiverse tropical region in Mexico | Briones-Salas, M., Lavariega, M., Moreno, C. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Bats |
Refusal of planning consent for the Docking Shoal offshore wind farm: Stakeholder perspectives and lessons learned | Broadbent, I., Nixon, C. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement |
Broad-Scale Acoustic Monitoring for Cetaceans and Underwater Noise in Relation to Offshore Wind Farm Construction in Scotland | Brookes, K., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
On The Influence Of Large Wind Farms On The Upper Ocean Circulation | Broström, G. | November 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
Is There a Conflict Between Cetacean Conservation and Marine Renewable-Energy Developments? | Brown, V., Simmonds, M. | December 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Place attachment and marine recreationists' attitudes toward offshore wind energy development | Brownlee, M., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Recreation |
Nocturnal Bird Migration in the Negev (Israel) - a Tracking Radar Study | Bruderer, B. | June 1994 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds |
Behaviour of migrating birds exposed to X-band radar and a bright light beam | Bruderer, B., Peter, D., Steuri, T. | May 1999 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | EMF, Lighting | Birds |
Not in my hiking trail? Acceptance of wind farms in the Austrian Alps | Brudermann, T., Zaman, R., Posch, A. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data |
The prosecutor's vulture: inconsistent MBTA prosecution, its clash with wind farms, and how to fix it | Brunner, S. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Birds |
Response of Offshore Cultivated Laminaria saccharina to Hydrodynamic Forcing in the North Sea | Buck, B., Buchholz, C. | December 2005 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Nearfield Habitat |
Inshore-Offshore Comparison of Parasite Infestation in Mytilus edulis: Implications for Open Ocean Aquaculture | Buck, B., et al. | April 2005 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
Meeting the Quest for Spatial Efficiency: Progress and Prospects of Extensive Aquaculture within Offshore Wind Farms | Buck, B., et al. | May 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Extensive Open Ocean Aquaculture Development Within Wind Farms in Germany: The Prospect of Offshore Co-Management and Legal Constraints | Buck, B., Krause, G., Rosenthal, H. | January 2004 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
Aerial Survey of Seabirds: The Advent of Digital Methods | Buckland, S., et al. | August 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
Post-Construction Avian Mortality Monitoring at Project West Wind | Bull, L., Fuller, S., Sim, D. | February 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Hidden outlaws in the forest? A legal and spatial analysis of onshore wind energy in Germany | Bunzel, K., et al. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Legal and Policy |
Oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning in marine protected areas: System complexity, analysis and challenges | Burdon, D., et al. | October 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Risk Evaluation for Federally Listed (Roseate Tern, Piping Plover) or Candidate (Red Knot) Bird Species in Offshore Waters: A First Step for Managing the Potential Impacts of Wind Facility Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf | Burger, J., et al. | January 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Farfield Environment |
Using a Shore Bird (Red Knot) Fitted with Geolocators to Evaluate a Conceptual Risk Model Focusing on Offshore Wind | Burger, J., et al. | July 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Collision | Birds, Shorebirds |
Ecosystem Based Modeling and Indication of Ecological Integrity in the German North Sea - Case Study Offshore Wind Parks | Burkhard, B., et al. | August 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Ecosystem |
Establishing the Resilience of a Coastal-marine Social-ecological System to the Installation of Offshore Wind Farms | Burkhard, B., Gee, K. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Noctule Bats and Wind Turbines | Burrows, L. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats |
Consequences of a Cumulative Perspective on Marine Environmental Impacts: Offshore Wind Farming and Seabirds at North Sea Scale in Context of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive | Busch, M., et al. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Farfield Environment |
Approaching Population Thresholds in Presence of Uncertainty: Assessing Displacement of Seabirds from Offshore Wind Farms | Busch, M., Garthe, S. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Displacement | Birds, Seabirds |
Public Opinion and the Environmental, Economic and Aesthetic Impacts of Offshore Wind | Bush, D., Hoagland, P. | February 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Aesthetics, Stakeholder Engagement |
Bird Movements and Collision Mortality at a Large Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine | Byrne, S. | January 1983 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Waterfowl |
Valuation of Ecological and Amenity Impacts of an Offshore Windfarm as a Factor in Marine Planning | Börger, T., Hooper, T., Austen, M. | December 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts |
Response of migrating raptors to an increasing number of wind farms | Cabrera-Cruz, S., Villegas-Patraca, R. | December 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds, Raptors |
Fragmented authorities, institutional misalignments, and challenges to renewable energy transition: A case study of wind power curtailment in China | Cai, Y., Aoyama, Y. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Legal and Policy |
Diurnal and nocturnal ranging behaviour by moorland-breeding Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus in Scotland | Calladine, J., Morrison, N. | October 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
A synthesis of human-related avian mortality in Canada | Calvert, A., et al. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General) | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds |