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Distribution of Harbour Seals in the German Bight in Relation to Offshore Wind Power Plants | Adelung, D., et al. | January 2006 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
What is the Source Level of Pile-Driving Noise in Water? | Ainslie, M., et al. | January 2012 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | N/A |
Developments in understanding of red-throated diver responses to offshore wind farms in marine Special Protection Areas | Allen, S., et al. | January 2020 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Waterfowl |
Introducing a New Avian Sensitivity Mapping Tool to Support the Siting of Wind Farms and Power Lines in the Middle East and Northeast Africa | Allinson, T. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Wildlife: Challenges and Opportunities for Integrating Science, Management, and Policy | Arnett, E. | May 2012 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Bats: Implications for Conservation | Arnett, E., Baerwald, E. | July 2013 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats |
Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Bats: A Global Perspective | Arnett, E., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats |
Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Bats: A Global Perspective | Arnett, E., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General) | Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats |
Co-locating offshore wind farms and marine protected areas | Ashley, M., et al. | February 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
Developing Field and Analytical Methods to Assess Avian Collision Risk at Wind Farms | Band, W., Madders, M., Whitfield, D. | June 2007 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds |
Joint Fact Finding and Stakeholder Consensus Building at the Altamont Wind Resource Area in California | Bartlett, G. | July 2011 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
Mitigating Bat Mortality with Turbine-Specific Curtailment Algorithms: A Model Based Approach | Behr, O., et al. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Bats |
Is There a State-of-the-Art to Reduce Pile-Driving Noise? | Bellmann, M., et al. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | N/A |
A Sustainability Index for Offshore Wind Farms and Open Water Aquaculture | Benassai, G., et al. | January 2011 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Nearfield Habitat |
Observations from the Use of Dogs to Undertake Carcass Searches at Wind Facilities in Australia | Bennett, E. | January 2015 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds |
Underwater construction and operational noise at alpha ventus | Betke, K. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals |
Discrimination Between Parametric Survival Models for Removal Times of Bird Carcasses in Scavenger Removal Trials at Wind Turbines Sites | Bispo, R., et al. | January 2013 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on Marine Organisms | Bochert, R., Zettler, M. | January 2006 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | N/A |
Less for More: The Rube Goldberg Nature of Industrial Wind Development | Boone, J. | December 2006 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
Challenge of Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring in High-Energy Environments: UK Tidal Environments and Other Case Studies | Booth, C. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Wind Farms and Biodiversity: Improving Environmental Risk Assessments | Boothroyd, I., Barea, L. | January 2015 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
The future of marine spatial planning | Bradshaw, C., Greenhill, L., Yates, K. | February 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
Bird Mortality in Two Dutch Wind Farms: Effects of Location, Spatial Design and Interactions with Powerlines | Brenninkmeijer, A., Klop, E. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds |
Marine spatial planning and stakeholder collaboration | Brooks, P., Jedele, T. | February 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement |
Ecological Impact of Airborne Wind Energy Technology: Current State of Knowledge and Future Research Agenda | Bruinzeel, L., et al. | April 2018 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Acoustic Techniques for Wind Turbine Blade Monitoring | Burnham, K., Pierce, S. | September 2007 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
Conservation and management issues for the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park | Catsadorakis, G., et al. | January 2010 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
Wind Energy Scenarios for the Simulation of the German Power System Until 2050: The Effect of Social and Ecological Factors | Christ, M., et al. | January 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Farfield Environment, Socio-economics |
Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Offshore Windfarms | Collaborative Offshore Wind Research Into The Environment, Huddleston, J. | November 2010 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
The Role of Adaptive Management in the Wind Energy Industry | Copping, A., et al. | March 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
Sharing Information on Environmental Effects of Wind Energy Development: WREN Hub | Copping, A., Hanna, L., Whiting, J. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
Planning for Net Biodiversity Gains: A Case Study of Hau_uru m_ raki Wind Farm, New Zealand | Craig, J., et al. | January 2015 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
The Indirect Impacts of Wind Farms on Terrestrial Mammals: Insights from the Disturbance and Exclusion Effects on Wolves (Canis lupus) | da Costa, G., et al. | January 2018 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals |
Assessing the Impact of Windfarms in Subtidal, Exposed Marine Areas | Dahlgren, T., et al. | February 2014 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
Environmental and Structural Safety Issues Related to Wind Energy | Dai, K., Gao, K., Huang, Z. | May 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
Cumulative impacts of offshore windfarms | Damian, H., Merck, T. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Farfield Environment |
Strategic Sectoral Planning for Offshore Renewable Energy in Scotland | Davies, I., Pratt, D. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on the Early Life Stages of Dicentrarchus labrax | Debusschere, E., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
Fencing in the bay? Place attachment, social representations of energy technologies and the protection of restorative environments | Devine-Wright, P. | January 2011 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
A Method to Assess the Population-Level Consequences of Wind Energy Facilities on Bird and Bat Species | Diffendorfer, J., et al. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds |
Collision Victims and Lattice Towers - Frequency of Collision, Breeding Population and Breeding Success of Birds of Prey in Two Wind Farms in Brandenburg | Durr, T., Rasran, L. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
Marine mammals and windfarms: Effects of alpha ventus on harbour porpoises | Dähne, M., et al. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals |
Site selection process for floating offshore wind farms in Madeira Islands | Díaz, H., Fonseca, R., Soares, C. | January 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals | Erbe, C., Dunlop, R., Dolman, S. | August 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
Intervisibility Analysis of an Offshore Wind Farm Using GIS Tools | Errico, A., et al. | January 2011 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts |
Recent Developments in Ocean Energy and Offshore Wind: Financial Challenges and Environmental Misconceptions | Esteban, M., Gasparatos, A., Doll, C. | September 2016 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Tracing regime shifts in the provision of coastal-marine cultural ecosystem services | Gee, K., Burkhard, B. | February 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data |
Environmental implications of offshore energy | Gill, A., et al. | February 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Telemetric Monitoring of Montagu’s Harrier in Schleswig-Holstein | Grajetzky, B., Nehls, G. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors |
A Large-Scale, Multispecies Assessment of Avian Mortality Rates at Land-Based Wind Turbines in Northern Germany | Grunkorn, T., et al. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Behavioural Observations of White-Tailed Sea Eagles in the Vicinity of Wind Turbines | Grunkorn, T., et al. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Raptors |
Distances Between Breeding Sites and White-Tailed Sea Eagles Found Dead Near Wind Turbines in Schleswig-Holstein | Grunkorn, T., Nehls, G. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors |
Effects of Individuals Lost Due to Wind Turbines on the Time of Occupying a Territory, the Survival of Breeding Territories and the Breeding Success of White-Tailed Sea Eagles (Case Studies) | Grunkorn, T., Nehls, G. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors |
Rapid increase of benthic structural and functional diversity at the alpha ventus offshore test site | Gutow, L., et al. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates |
Biodiversity Issues Should Be Better Taken into Account in the Energy Transition | Hallosserie, A., et al. | August 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change |
Unforeseen Responses of a Breeding Seabird to the Construction of an Offshore Wind Farm | Harwood, A., et al. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds |
Multiple-Pulse Sounds and Seals: Results of a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Telemetry Study During Wind Farm Construction | Hastie, G., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
Effects of Man-Made Sound on Fishes | Hawkins, A., Popper, A. | August 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
Marine Renewable Energy and Environmental Interactions: Baseline Assessments of Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Benthic Communities on the Oregon Shelf | Henkel, S., Suryan, R., Lagerquist, B. | February 2014 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
Of birds, blades and barriers: Detecting and analysing mass migration events at alpha ventus | Hill, R., et al. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Capturing benefits | Hooper, T., Ashley, M., Austen, M. | February 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Results and Analysis of Eagle Studies from the Bluff Point and Studland Bay Wind Farms 2002-2012 | Hull, C., et al. | January 2015 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Raptors |
Wildlife Mortality at Wind Facilities: How We Know What We Know How We Might Mislead Ourselves, and How We Set Our Future Course | Huso, M. | March 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
Red Kites and Wind Farms - Telemetry Data from the Core Breeding Range | Hötker, H., et al. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Birds, Passerines |
Conclusions, Risk Assessment, Conflict Minimisation, Practical Recommendations, Need for Further Research | Hötker, H., et al. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
Modelling the Effects of Wind Farming on the Local Weather Using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model | Jawaheer, B., et al. | January 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
Impacts of Wind Turbines on the Population and Nest Site Selection of the Montagu’s Harrier in the Hellweg Börde, North Rhine-Westphalia | Joest, R., Griesenbrock, B., Illner, H. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors |
Wind Farms in Areas of High Ornithological Value - Conflicts, Solutions, Challenges: The Case of Thrace, Greece | Kafetzis, A., et al. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
The Need for Integrated Assessment of Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Development | Kannen, A., et al. | January 2005 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement |
The MINOS Project: Ecological Assessments of Possible Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Projects | Kellermann, A., Eskildsen, K., Frank, B. | January 2006 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals |
Estimating Potential Costs of Cumulative Barrier Effects on Migrating Raptors: A Case Study Using Global Positioning System Tracking in Japan | Kikuchi, D., et al. | March 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General) | Avoidance | Birds, Raptors |
Estimating Potential Costs of Cumulative Barrier Effects on Migrating Raptors: A Case Study Using Global Positioning System Tracking in Japan | Kikuchi, D., et al. | March 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Raptors |
Networking Networks for Global Bat Conservation | Kingston, T., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Bats |
Conservation features: Sensitive species and habitats in the German Exclusive Economic Zone | Krause, J. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Satellite Tracking of White-Tailed Sea Eagles in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg | Krone, O., Treu, G., Grunkorn, T. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors |
Effects of the alpha ventus offshore test site on pelagic fish | Krägefsky, S. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Fish |
A Pioneer in Transition: Horizon Scanning of Emerging Issues in Germany's Sustainable Wind Energy Development | Köppel, J., et al. | March 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Wind Power Deployment as a Stressor for Ecosystem Services: A Comparative Case Study from Germany and Sweden | Lauf, T., et al. | February 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Visual Impact Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms Along the Cantabrian Coast | Lopez-Uriarte, J., et al. | January 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts |
Too loud to talk?: Do wind turbine-related sounds affect harbour seal communication? | Lucke, K., et al. | March 2008 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
Exploitation of Offshore Wind Energy | Lüdeke, J. | January 2018 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
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. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds |
Wind Energy Systems: Environmental Aspects and Impacts | Manwell, J., McGowan, J., Rogers, A. | January 2009 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Wind Industry in Portugal and Its Impacts on Wildlife: Special Focus on Spatial and Temporal Distribution on Bird and Bat Fatalities | Marqués, J., et al. | September 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
Estimating Bird and Bat Fatality at Wind Farms: From Formula-Based Methods to Models to Assess Impact Significance | Marqués, J., et al. | September 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds |
The Mitigation of Impact and the Impact of Mitigation: An Ethical Perspective | May, R. | March 2019 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Future Research Directions to Reconcile Wind Turbine - Wildlife Interactions | May, R., et al. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy | Mazhar, N., Zia, S. | September 2019 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy (General), OTEC, Wave, Wind Energy (General) | N/A | N/A |
Effects of the alpha ventus offshore test site on distribution patterns, behaviour and flight heights of seabirds | Mendel, B., et al. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Wind Energy Technology, Environmental Impacts of | Morrison, M., Sinclair, K. | June 2004 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | N/A |
Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Humans | National Research Council | August 2007 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Ecological Effects of Wind-Energy Development | National Resource Council | August 2007 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | N/A |
Underwater Noise Produced by the Piling Activities During the Construction of the Belwind Offshore Wind Farm (Bligh Bank, Belgian Marine Waters) | Norro, A., et al. | January 2010 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | N/A |
Comparing Field Methods Used to Determine Bird and Bat Fatalities | Paula, J., et al. | January 2018 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
Impacts of On-shore Wind Farms in Wildlife Communities: Direct Fatalities and Indirect Impacts (Behavioural and Habitat Effects) | Pereira, P., Salgueiro, N., Mesquita, S. | September 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds, Terrestrial Mammals |
A Framework for Assessing Ecological and Cumulative Effects (FAECE) of Offshore Wind Farms on Birds, Bats and Marine Mammals in the Southern North Sea | Platteeuw, M., et al. | February 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals |
Collisions of Birds of Prey with Wind Turbines - Analysis of the Circumstances | Rasran, L., Durr, T. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
Calculation of the Probability of a Collision of Territorial Birds of Prey with Wind Turbines | Rasran, L., Grajetzky, B., Mammen, U. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Raptors |
Population Development and Breeding Success of Birds of Prey in Relation to the Development of Wind Energy Use in Germany | Rasran, L., Mammen, U. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
Impacts of Wind Turbines on the Population and Nest Site Selection of the Montagu’s Harrier in North Frisia | Rasran, L., Thomsen, K. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Raptors |