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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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How to strive for balance of coastal wind energy development with waterbird conservation in the important coastal wetlands, a case study in the Chongming Islands of East China | Li, B.; Yuan, X.; Chen, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Displacement | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl | |
Using Artificial-Reef Knowledge to Enhance the Ecological Function of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations: Implications for Fish Abundance and Diversity | Glarou, M.; Zrust, M.; Svendsen, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish | |
Migratory Disturbance Thresholds with Mule Deer and Energy Development | Sawyer, H.; Lambert, M.; Merkle, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Satellite telemetry and digital aerial surveys show strong displacement of red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) from offshore wind farms | Heinänen, S.; Zydelis, R.; Kleinschmidt, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement | Birds, Waterfowl | |
Evaluating the fish aggregation effect of wind turbine facilities by using scientific echo sounder in Nanlong wind farm area, western Taiwan | Huang, T.; Lu, H.; Lin, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Evaluating receiver contributions to acoustic positional telemetry: a case study on Atlantic cod around wind turbines in the North Sea | van der Knaap, I.; Slabbekoorn, H.; Winter, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change | Fish, Pelagic Fish | |
Three-dimensional analysis of bat flight paths around small wind turbines suggests no major collision risk or behavioral changes | Hochradel, K.; Hartmann, S.; Reers, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision | Bats | |
Migrating whooping cranes avoid wind-energy infrastructure when selecting stopover habitat | Pearse, A.; Metzger, K.; Brandt, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Shorebirds | |
Effects of magnetic fields related to submarine power cables on the behaviour of larval rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) | Jakubowska, M.; Greszkiewicz, M.; Fey, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, EMF | Fish | |
Impacts of OWF installations on fisheries: A Literature Review | Bat, L.; Sezgin, M.; Sahin, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy | |
Non-territorial GPS-tagged golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos at two Scottish wind farms: Avoidance influenced by preferred habitat distribution, wind speed and blade motion status | Fielding, A.; Anderson, D.; Benn, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Local climatic and environmental effects of an onshore wind farm in North China | Luo, L.; Zhuang, Y.; Duan, Q.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | ||
Offshore Wind Power for Marine Conservation | Hammar, L.; Perry, D.; Gullström, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Offshore wind farm design with the Coral Reefs Optimization algorithm | Salcedo-Sanz, S.; Gallo-Marazuela, D.; Pastor-Sánchez, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates | |
Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds | Marques, A.,; Santos, C.; Hanssen, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Raptors | |
On the Potential Impact of Lake Erie Wind Farms on Water Temperatures and Mixed‐Layer Depths: Some Preliminary 1‐D Modeling Using COHERENS | Afsharian, S.; Taylor, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
Costs and consequences of wind turbine wake effects arising from uncoordinated wind energy development | Lundquist, J.; DuVivier, K.; Kaffine, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | |
Anthropogenic disturbance facilitates a non-native species on offshore oil platforms | Viola, S.; Page, H.; Zaleski, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
Echolocation activity of migratory bats at a wind energy facility: testing the feeding-attraction hypothesis to explain fatalities | Reimer, J.; Baerwald, E.; Barlay, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction | Bats | |
Resource Availability May Not Be a Useful Predictor of Migratory Bat Fatalities or Activity at Wind Turbines | Bennett, V.; Hale, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction | Bats | |
Bat flight height monitored from wind masts predicts mortality risk at wind farms | Roemer, C.; Disca, T.; Coulon, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Attraction | Bats | |
Impact of wind facilities on bats in the Neotropics | Rodríguez-Durán, A.; Feliciano-Robles, W. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Attraction | Bats | |
Interpreting failure to reject the null hypothesis of displacement from wind turbines in three species of grassland birds: Response to Johnson (2016) | Hale, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Passerines, Birds | |
Attraction of nocturnally migrating birds to artificial light: The influence of colour, intensity and blinking mode under different cloud cover conditions | Rebke, M.; Dierschke, V.; Weiner, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Lighting | Birds | |
Evaluation of the nearshore impact of a hybrid wave-wind energy farm | Diaconu, S.; Onea, F.; Rusu, E. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Acoustic mirrors as sensory traps for bats | Greif, S.; Zsebok, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Impact of Wind Energy on Bats: A Summary of Our Current Knowledge | Hein, C.; Schirmacher, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Wind Turbines as Overwintering Sites Attractive to an Invasive Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) | Dudek, K.; Dudek, M.; Tryjanowski, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction | ||
When the Excrement Hits the Fan: Fecal Surveys Reveal Species-Specific Bat Activity at Wind Turbines | Bennett, V.; Hale, A.; Williams, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Observations Show That Wind Farms Substantially Modify the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Thermal Stratification Transition in the Early Evening | Rajewski, D.; Takle, E.; VanLoocke, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Assessing bird avoidance of high-contrast lights using a choice test approach: implications for reducing human-induced avian mortality | Goller, B.; Blackwell, B.; DeVault, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Lighting | Birds | |
Reproductive output of Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus in relation to wind turbine proximity | Fernandez-Bellon, D.; Irwin, S.; Wilson, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Patterns of migrating soaring migrants indicate attraction to marine wind farms | Skov, H.; Desholm, M.; Heinänen, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors | |
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 | |
Displacement of seabirds by an offshore wind farm in the North Sea | Welcker, J.; Nehls, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement | Seabirds, Birds | |
Large-scale citizen science improves assessment of risk posed by wind farms to bats in southern Scotland | Newson, S.; Evans, H.; Gillings, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Bats | |
Responses of dispersing GPS-tagged Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) to multiple wind farms across Scotland | Fielding, A.; Anderson, D.; Benn, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
ThermalTracker-3D: A thermal stereo vision system for quantifying bird and bat activity at offshore wind energy sites | Matzner, S.; Warfel, T.; Hull, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance | Bats, Birds | |
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 | |
Accelerating deployment of offshore wind energy alter wind climate and reduce future power generation potentials | Akhtar, N.; Geyer, B.; Rockel, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Modeling Small Scale Impacts of Multi-Purpose Platforms: An Ecosystem Approach | Serpetti, N.; Benjamins, S.; Brain, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
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 | |
A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal | Sayad, E. ; Wilberforce, T.; Elsaid, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Attraction, Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Wind energy facilities affect resource selection of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | Taubmann, J.; Kämmerle, J.; Andrén, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
The Expected Impact of Marine Energy Farms Operating in Island Environments with Mild Wave Energy Resources - A Case Study in the Mediterranean Sea | Rusu, L.; Onea, F.; Rusu, E. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Changes in flight paths of large-bodied birds after construction of large terrestrial wind turbines | Therkildsen, O.; Balsby, T.; Kjeldsen, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea | Lloret, J.; Turiel, A.; Solé, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism | |
Climate change effects on the ecophysiology and ecological functioning of an offshore wind farm artificial hard substrate community | Voet, H.; van Colen, C.; Vanaverbeke, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
An Updated Review of Hypotheses Regarding Bat Attraction to Wind Turbines | Guest, E.; Stamps, B.; Durish, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision, Noise | Bats | |
Does galvanic cathodic protection by aluminum anodes impact marine organisms? | Bell, A.; von der Au, M.; Regnery, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
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