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Wildlife and Wind Farms - Conflicts and Solutions, Volume 1. Onshore: Potential Effects | Perrow, M. | Book | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Invertebrates, Reptiles, Terrestrial Mammals | |
Bird species of concern at wind farms in New Zealand | Powlesland, R. | Book | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds | |
Environmental Effects of Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems (SWECS) | Lawrence, K.; Strojan, C. | Book | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Birds | |
Bird Mortality in Two Dutch Wind Farms: Effects of Location, Spatial Design and Interactions with Powerlines | Brenninkmeijer, A.; Klop, E. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds | |
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. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
Conflicts Between Birds and On-Shore Wind Farms | Zwart, M.; McKenzie, A.; Minderman, J.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds | |
Developing Field and Analytical Methods to Assess Avian Collision Risk at Wind Farms | Band, W.; Madders, M.; Whitfield, D. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
The Indirect Impacts of Wind Farms on Terrestrial Mammals: Insights from the Disturbance and Exclusion Effects on Wolves (Canis lupus) | da Costa, G.; Paula, J.; Petrucci-Fonseca, F.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Avoidance | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Calculation of the Probability of a Collision of Territorial Birds of Prey with Wind Turbines | Rasran, L.; Grajetzky, B.; Mammen, U. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance | Raptors, Birds | |
Behavioural Observations of White-Tailed Sea Eagles in the Vicinity of Wind Turbines | Grunkorn, T.; Gippert, M.; Treu, G.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Raptors, Birds | |
Impacts of Wind Turbines on the Population and Nest Site Selection of the Montagu’s Harrier in North Frisia | Rasran, L.; Thomsen, K. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Raptors, Birds | |
Environmental and Ecological Impacts of Wind Energy on Humans: Public Health Issues | Walker, R.; Swift, A. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | EMF, Lighting, Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
How Noise Affects Bats and What It Reveals About Their Biosonar Systems | Smotherman, M.; Simmons, A.; Simmons, J. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Bats | |
Results and Analysis of Eagle Studies from the Bluff Point and Studland Bay Wind Farms 2002-2012 | Hull, C.; Sims, C.; Stark, E.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Wind Farm Effects on Migratory Flight of Swans and Foraging Distribution at Their Stopover Site | Moriguchi, S.; Mukai, H.; Komachi, R.; et al. | Book Chapter | Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Shorebirds | |
Estimating Potential Costs of Cumulative Barrier Effects on Migrating Raptors: A Case Study Using Global Positioning System Tracking in Japan | Kikuchi, D.; Nakahara, T.; Kitamura, W.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Raptors | |
Ultrasonic noise emissions from wind turbines: Potential effects on bat species | Long, C.; Lepper, P.; Flint, J. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Bats | |
Wind turbine noise limits propagation of greater prairiechicken boom chorus, but does it matter? | Whalen, C.; Brown, M.; McGee, J.; et al. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
A proposed metric for assessing the potential of community annoyance from wind turbine low-frequency noise emissions | Kelley, N. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Method for Predicting Impulsive Noise Generated by Wind Turbine Rotors | Viterna, L. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | ||
Soundscape Analysis and Wildlife Presence in the Vicinity of a Wind Turbine | Florentin, J.; Fauville, B.; Gerard, M.; et al. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | ||
The Effect of Sound on Bird Behaviour Application in Wind Farms | Georgiev, M.; Marinov, M.; Zehtindjiev, P. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Noise | Birds, Passerines | |
A study of White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla movements and mortality at a wind farm in Norway | Nygård, T.; Bevanger, K.; Dahl, E.; et al. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Guidance document on wind energy developments and EU nature legislation | European Commission | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development: guidelines for project developers | Bennun, L.; van Bochove, J.; Ng, C.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals | |
Distribution of common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) activity is altered by airflow disruption generated by wind turbines | Leroux, C.; Barre, K.; Valet, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance | Bats | |
Context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes | Sotillo, A.; Le Viol, I.; Barre, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Toward solving the global green–green dilemma between wind energy production and bat conservation | Voigt, C.; Bernard, E.; Huang, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats | |
Wind turbines impact bat activity, leading to high losses of habitat use in a biodiversity hotspot | Millon, L.; Colin, C.; Brescia, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Male Greater Prairie-Chickens Adjust their Vocalizations in the Presence of Wind Turbine Noise | Whalen, C.; Brown, M.; McGee, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
Bird Collisions at Wind Turbines in a Mountainous Area Related to Bird Movement Intensities Measured by Radar | Aschwanden, J.; Stark, H.; Peter, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Passerines, Birds | |
Estimating habitat loss due to wind turbine avoidance by bats: Implications for European siting guidance | Barre, K.; Le Viol, I.; Bas, Y.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Negative Impact of Wind Energy Development on a Breeding Shorebird Assessed with a BACI Study Design | Sansom, A.; Pearce-Higgins, J.; Douglas, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Avoidance | Shorebirds, Birds | |
Modeling the spatial effects of disturbance: a constructive critique to provide evidence of ecological thresholds | Powell, L.; Brown, M.; Smith, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
The song of Skylarks Alauda arvensis indicates the deterioration of an acoustic environment resulting from wind farm start‐up | Szymanski, P.; Deoniziak, K.; Losak, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Behavioral accommodation of nesting hawks to wind turbines | Watson, J.; Keren, I.; Davies, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Raptors | |
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 | |
Using residential proximity to wind turbines as an alternative exposure measure to investigate the association between wind turbines and human health | Barry, R.; Sulsky, S.; Kreiger, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | ||
Grassland bird community and acoustic complexity appear unaffected by proximity to a wind energy facility in the Nebraska Sandhills | Raynor, E.; Whalen, C.; Brown, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds | |
Do American Golden-Plovers (Pluvialis dominica) Avoid Wind-energy Turbines in Agricultural Fields in Indiana During Spring Migration? | Homoya, W.; Moore, J.; Ruhl, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Shorebirds, Birds | |
A procedure for deriving wind turbine noise limits by taking into account annoyance | Fredianelli, L.; Carpita, S.; Licitra, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions | |
Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Noise Exposure: A Systematic Review | Schmidt, J.; Klokker, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Exposure-response relationship of wind turbine noise with self-reported symptoms of sleep and health problems: A nationwide socioacoustic survey in Japan | Kageyama, T.; Yano, T.; Kuwano, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | |
An Investigation of the Wind Induced Background Sound Levels in Rural Areas for Existing and Proposed Wind Farms | Bonsma, I.; Munro, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | ||
Impacts of onshore wind energy production on birds and bats: recommendations for future life cycle impact assessment developments | Laranjeiro, T.; May, R.; Verones, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Direct Mortality of Birds from Anthropogenic Causes | Loss, S.; Will, T.; Marra, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Effectiveness of a mitigation measure for the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in wind farms in Spain | Pescador, M.; Ramírez, J.; Peris, S. | Journal Article | Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
The energy landscape predicts flight height and wind turbine collision hazard in three species of large soaring raptor | Peron, G.; Fleming, C.; Duriez, O.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds | |
Mammalian Mesocarnivore Visitation at Tortoise Burrows in a Wind Farm | Agha, M.; Smith, A.; Lovich, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise, Avoidance | Terrestrial Mammals, Reptiles | |
Wind Turbine Noise and Sleep: Pilot Studies on the Influence of Noise Characteristics | Morsing, J.; Smith, M.; Ogren, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions |
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