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Title | Author | Date | Content Type Sort descending | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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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 | |
Using Stakeholder Input to Develop a Comparative Risk Assessment for Wildlife from the Life Cycles of Six Electrical Generation Fuels | Zillioux, E.; Newman, J.; Lampman, G.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Stakeholder Engagement, Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions, Birds, Bats | |
Joint Fact Finding and Stakeholder Consensus Building at the Altamont Wind Resource Area in California | Bartlett, G. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Birds | |
Wind energy and its link to sustainability in developing countries | Kabir, M.; Sree, N.; Khatod, K.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Visual Impacts | |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines | US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions | |
FARMLAND BIRDS ACROSS THE WORLD | van der Weijden, W.; Terwan, P.; Guldemond, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Land suitability assessment for wind farms through best-worst method and GIS in Balıkesir province of Turkey | Tercan, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement | |
A review of searcher efficiency and carcass persistence in infrastructure-driven mortality assessment studies | Barrientos, R.; Martins, R.; Ascensão, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions | |
A pathway for citizen science data to inform policy: A case study using eBird data for defining low-risk collision areas for wind energy development | Ruiz-Gutierrez, V.; Bjerre, E.; Otto, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
Assessing the vulnerability of breeding bird populations to onshore wind-energy developments in Finland | Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Valkama, J.; Byholm, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Life-cycle impacts of wind energy development on bird diversity in Norway | May, R.; Jackson, C.; Middel, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment | |
Automated Classification of Bat Echolocation Call Recordings with Artificial Intelligence | Tabak, M.; Murray, K.; Reed, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Human Dimensions | |
Responses of birds and mammals to long-established wind farms in India | Kumara, H.; Babu, S.; Rao, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Terrestrial Mammals | |
Better utilisation and transparency of bird data collected by powerline companies | Kettel, E.; Thaxter, C.; Oppel, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, EMF, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
EU Species Protection Law and Wind Energy: Current Challenges and Danish Experiences | Anker, H.; Olsen, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
Reconciling climate action with the need for biodiversity protection, restoration and rehabilitation | Gorman, C.; Torsney, A.; Gaughran, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy | |
Effect of tower base painting on willow ptarmigan collision rates with wind turbines | Stokke, B.; Nygård, T.; Falkdalen, U.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
EolPop, a R-shiny tool for quantifying the demographic impact of species exposed to fatalities: Application to bird collisions with wind turbines | Chambert, T.; Duriez, O.; Deleaux, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Passerines, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Collision Mortality of Local and Migrant Birds at a Large-Scale Wind-Power Development on Buffalo Ridge, Minnesota | Johnson, G.; Erickson, W.; Strickland, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl | |
Protecting avian wildlife for wind farm siting: The Screening Tool Proof of Concept | Salkanovic, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Waterfowl, Human Dimensions | |
A Special Purpose: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Wind Energy | Rose, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
Incidental eagle carcass detection can contribute to fatality estimation at operating wind energy facilities | Hallingstad, E.; Riser-Espinoza, D.; Brown, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions | |
The impact of wind energy facilities on grouse: a systematic review | Coppes, J.; Braunisch, V.; Bollmann, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Enabling Renewable Energy While Protecting Wildlife: An Ecological Risk-Based Approach to Wind Energy Development Using Ecosystem-Based Management Values | Copping, A.; Gorton, A.; May, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Wind Turbines and Migratory Birds: Avoiding a Collision Between the Energy Industry and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act | Evans, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
Environmental Aspects of Large-Scale Wind-Power Systems in the UK | Robson, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Noise | Birds, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts | |
The Effects of Wind Turbines on Antipredator Behavior in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) | Rabin, L.; Coss, R.; Owings, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise, Collision, Avoidance | Terrestrial Mammals, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
Impact of Wind Power Plants on Black Grouse, Lyrurus tetrix in Alpine Regions | Zeiler, H.; Grunschachner-Berger, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Have we all gone batty? The need for a better balance between the conservation of protected species and the development of clean renewable energy | Householder, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
Environmental Impact of Solar and Wind energy- A Review | Hamed, T.; Alshare, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Flight characteristics forecast entry by eagles into rotor-swept zones of wind turbines | Rolek, B.; Braham, M.; Miller, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
Wind Farms and Power Lines Have Negative Effects on Territory Occupancy in Eurasian Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) | Husby, M.; Pearson, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
Timing and Weather Offer Alternative Mitigation Strategies for Lowering Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in Ontario | Squires, K.; Thurber, B.; Zimmerling, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Curtailment as a successful method for reducing bat mortality at a southern Australian wind farm | Bennett, E.; Florent, S.; Venosta, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
National-scale impacts on wind energy production under curtailment scenarios to reduce bat fatalities | Maclaurin, G.; Hein, C.; Williams, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Human–Wildlife Conflicts across Landscapes—General Applicability vs. Case Specificity | Göttert, T.; Starik, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Human Dimensions | |
Do Terrestrial Animals Avoid Areas Close to Turbines in Functioning Wind Farms in Agricultural Landscapes? | Łopucki, R.; Klich, D.; Gielarek, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Terrestrial Mammals | |
U.S. Geological Survey Migratory Bird Science, 2020–21 | Pearse, A.; Sherfy, M.; Wimer, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Physical Environment | |
Capercaillie and Wind Energy: An international research project | Taubmann, J.; Coppes, J.; Andrén, H. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Land-Based Wind Energy Siting: A Foundational and Technical Resource | Christol, C.; Oteri, F.; Laurienti, M. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts | |
Migratory Bird Research for the Proposed County Line Wind Energy Site: Fall 2011 Field Season | Gehring, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors | |
Black - billed Cuckoo Conservation Plan for the California Ridge Wind Energy Project Champaign and Vermilion Counties, Illinois | Western Ecosystems Technology Inc (WEST) | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Wolfe Island Wind Plant Post-Construction Follow-up Plan Bird and Bat Resource | Stantec Consulting | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Raptors | |
Wind development and wildlife mitigation in Wyoming: a primer | Jakle, A. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats, Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Post-construction Bird and Bat Fatality Monitoring for Onshore Wind Energy Facilities in Emerging Market Countries: Good Practice Handbook and Decision Support Tool | International Finance Corporation | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Searches for dead birds in Smøla wind-power plant area 2011 - annual report | Reitan, O. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Shorebirds, Waterfowl | |
Annual Report for the Maple Ridge Wind Power Project Postconstruction Bird and Bat Fatality Study - 2007 | Jain, A.; Kerlinger, P.; Curry, R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Shorebirds, Waterfowl | |
Unpacking the eagle collision risk model: practical guidance for wind energy | Evans, M.; Sporer, M.; Erickson, W.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | |
Guía Para la Evaluación de Impactos Ambientales de Centrales Eólicas de Generación de Energía Electrica | Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental de Chile | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Bat Resources Reports for Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project | US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
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