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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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A utilization distribution for the global population of Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) to guide wind energy development | Cervantes, F.; Murgatroyd, M.; Allan, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
The negative impact of wind turbines on wildlife in South Africa | Docrat, N. | Thesis | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy | |
Current state of knowledge of wind energy impacts on bats in South Africa | Aronson, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Flight Altitudes of Raptors in Southern Africa Highlight Vulnerability of Threatened Species to Wind Turbines | McClure, C.; Dunn, L.; McCabe, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Wealth of Wind and Visitors: Tourist Industry Attitudes towards Wind Energy Development in Iceland | Sæþórsdóttir, A.; Wendt, M.; Tverijonaite, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts | ||
A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor | Murgatroyd, M.; Bouten, W.; Amar, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Estimating bird flight height using 3-D photogrammetry | Prinsloo, N.; Postma, M.; Ryan, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds | |
On a collision course? The large diversity of birds killed by wind turbines in South Africa | Perold, V.; Ralston-Paton, S.; Ryan, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Black Harriers and Wind Energy: Guidelines for impact assessment, monitoring and mitigation | Simmons, R.; Ralston-Paton, S.; Colyn, R.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
South African Bat Fatality Threshold Guidelines: Edition 3 | MacEwan, K.; Aronson, J.; Richardson, K.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Conservation management plan for the protection of heritage resources at Brandweynkop, Humansdorp Magisterial District, Eastern Cape Province | Orton, J.; Muller, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Not in my back yard or not on my playground: Residents and tourists' attitudes towards wind turbines in Icelandic landscapes | Sæþórsdóttir, A.; Ólafsdóttir, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts | ||
Using radar technology to assess visual monitoring accuracy of Cape Vulture movements | Becker, F.; Millikin, R.; Leslie, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Wind farms in the Icelandic highlands: Attitudes of local residents and tourism service providers | Ólafsdóttir, R.; Sæþórsdóttir, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism | |
Adaptive surface distortions for torque ripple control in vertical-axis wind turbines | Erfort, G.; von Backström, T.; Venter, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
The contingent valuation study of the wind farm Búrfellslundur - Willingness to pay for preservation | Einarsdóttir, S.; Cook, D.; Davíðsdóttir, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | ||
Life cycle cost-benefit analysis of offshore wind energy under the climatic conditions in Southeast Asia - Setting the bottom-line for deployment | Nian, V.; Liu, Y.; Zhong, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
Cape Vulture and Wind Farms: Guidelines for impact assessment, monitoring and mitigation | Pfeiffer, M.; Ralston-Paton, S. | Guidance | Wind Energy | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Combining radar and direct observation to estimate pelican collision risk at a proposed wind farm on the Cape west coast, South Africa | Jenkins, A.; Reid, T.; du Plessis, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Waterfowl, Birds | |
When tourists meet transmission lines: The effects of electric transmission lines on tourism in Iceland | Stefánsson, P.; Sæþórsdóttir, A.; Hall, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Visual Impacts, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions | ||
Energy, Economic and Environmental Impact of Wind Power in Malaysia | Faizal, M.; Chelvan, R.; Amirah, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Wind Energy’s Impacts on Birds in South Africa: A Preliminary Review of the Results of Operational Monitoring at the First Wind Farms of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in South Africa | Ralston-Paton, S.; Smallie, J.; Pearson, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
Final progress report of a 12 month pre - construction bat monitoring study for the Proposed Waaihoek Wind Energy Facility near Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal | Kruger, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Using Spatial Analyses of Bearded Vulture Movements in Southern Africa to Inform Wind Turbine Placement | Reid, T.; Kruger, S.; Whitfield, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Raptors, Birds | |
Evaluating the Renewable Energy Sources in Malaysia | Saeed, K. | Thesis | Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Foraging Range and Habitat use by Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres from the Msikaba Colony, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Pfeiffer, M.; Venter, J.; Downs, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | |||
Birds and Wind-Energy Best-Practice Guidelines: Best-Practice Guidelines for Assessing and Monitoring the Impact of Wind Energy Facilities on Birds in Southern Africa | Jenkins, A.; van Rooyen, C.; Smallie, J.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
Unlocking the Economic Potential of South Africa's Oceans | Operation Phakisa | Presentation | Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions | |||
South African Good Practice Guidelines for Operational Monitoring for Bats at Wind Energy Facilities | Aronson, J.; Richardson, E.; MacEwan, K.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
The Government of the Republic of South Africa National Environmental Management of the Ocean White Paper | South Africa Department of Environmental Affairs | Report | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |||
The National Coastal Management Programme of South Africa | South Africa Department of Environmental Affairs | Report | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |||
South African Good Practice Guidelines for Surveying Bats at Wind Energy Facility Developments - Pre-construction | Sowler, S.; Stoffberg, S. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Developing an Understanding of the Drivers of Bat Activity Patterns Relevant to Wind Turbines | Thwaits, T. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Artificial Wetlands and Surrounding Habitats Provide Important Foraging Habitat for Bats in Agricultural Landscapes in the Western Cape, South Africa | Sirami, C.; Jacobs, D.; Cumming, G. | Journal Article | Bats | |||
Diversity of Bats in the Soutpansberg and Blouberg Mountains of Northern South Africa: Complementarity of Acoustic and Non-Acoustic Survey Methods | Taylor, P.; Sowler, S.; Schoeman, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Bats | |||
Bat Fatality at a Wind Energy Facility in the Western Cape, South Africa | Aronson, J.; Thomas, A.; Jordaan, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Assessment of bat and avian mortality at a pilot wind turbine at Coega, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa | Doty, A.; Martin, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
South African Good Practice Guidelines for Surveying Bats in Wind Farm Developments | Sowler, S.; Stoffberg, S. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Environmental Impact of Wind Energy | Saidur, R.; Rahim, N.; Islam, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | |||
Port Elizabeth Wind Energy Facility Avifaunal and Bat Impact Assessment | Strugnell, L.; Smallie, J.; Patterson-Abrolat, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds, Bats |
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