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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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The avian and wildlife costs of fossil fuels and nuclear power | Sovacool, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision | Birds, 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 | |
Bat Fatalities at Wind Farms in North-Eastern Greece | Georgiakakis, P.; Kret, E.; Carcamo, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Attraction | Bats | |
Factors Influencing Bat Activity and Mortality at a Wind Farm in the Mediterranean Region | Amorim, F.; Rebelo, H.; Rodrigues, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Bat fatalities at two wind farms in Tasmania, Australia: bat characteristics, and spatial and temporal patterns | Hull, C.; Cawthen, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Bat Mortality at a Wind Power Facility in Central Canada | Jameson, J.; Willis, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Bat Mortalities at a Wind Energy Facility in North Dakota | Bicknell, L.; Gilliam, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Evidence of Late-Summer Mating Readiness and Early Sexual Maturation in Migratory Tree-Roosting Bats Found Dead at Wind Turbines | Cryan, P.; Jameson, J.; Baerwald, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Bat Mortality at a Wind-Energy Facility in Southeastern Wisconsin | Grodsky, S.; Jennelle, C.; Drake, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
The Catchment Area of Wind Farms for European Bats: A Plea for International Regulations | Voigt, C.; Popa-Lisseanu, A.; Niermann, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Scavenger removal: Bird and bat carcass persistence in a tropical wind farm | Villegas-Patraca, R.; Macias-Sanchez, S.; Macgregor-Fors, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Fixing wind power's bat problem | Kumagai, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Bat Fatalities at Wind Farms in Northern Spain - Lessons to be Learned | Camina, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Research Priorities for Wind Energy and Migratory Wildlife | Piorkowski, M.; Farnsworth, A.; Fry, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Birds, Bats | |
Putting Aeolus to work without the death toll: federal wind farm siting guidelines can mitigate avian and Chiropteran mortality | Mensing, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Raptors | |
A Forensic Investigation Into the Etiology of Bat Mortality at a Wind Farm: Barotrauma or Traumatic Injury? | Rollins, K.; Meyerholz, D.; Johnson, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
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 | |
Enhancing Carcass Removal Trials at Three Wind Energy Facilities in Portugal | Bernardino, J.; Bispo, R.; Torres, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Bats | |
A new method to determine bird and bat fatality at wind energy turbines from carcass searches | Korner-Nievergelt, F.; Korner-Nievergelt, P.; Behr, O.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Using echolocation monitoring to model bat occupancy and inform mitigations at wind energy facilities | Weller, T.; Baldwin, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Bats | |
Investigating the Causes of Death for Wind Turbine-Associated Bat Fatalities | Grodsky, S.; Behr, M.; Gendler, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Patterns of activity and fatality of migratory bats at a wind energy facility in Alberta, Canada | Baerwald, E.; Barclay, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Bats | |
Wind turbines as landscape impediments to the migratory connectivity of bats | Cryan, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Altering Turbine Speed Reduces Bat Mortality at Wind-Energy Facilities | Arnett, E.; Huso, M.; Schirmacher, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats | |
Post construction monitoring of wind farms: First records of direct impact on bats in Italy | Ferri, V.; Locasciulli, O.; Soccini, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Bat Mortality and Activity at a Northern Iowa Wind Resource Area | Jain, A.; Koford, R.; Hancock, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Mortality of Bats at Wind Turbines Links to Nocturnal Insect Migration? | Rydell, J.; Bach, L.; Dubourg-Savage, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Temporal Patterns in Capture Rate and Sex Ratio of Forest Bats in Arkansas | Perry, R.; Carter, S.; Thill, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Wind Turbines and Bat Mortality: Rotor Detectability Profiles | Long, C.; Flint, J.; Baker, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Bat Mortality at Wind Turbines in Northwestern Europe | Rydell, J.; Bach, L.; Dubourg-Savage, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Search Areas for Monitoring Bird and Bat Carcasses at Wind Farms using a Monte-Carlo Model | Hull, C.; Muir, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Spatial Pattern of Summer Bat Mortality from Collisions with Wind Turbines in Mixed-Grass Prairie | Piorkowski, M.; O'Connell, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Bats are not birds and other problems with Sovacool's (2009) analysis of animal fatalities due to electricity generation | Willis, C.; Barclay, R.; Boyles, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
Bats on the move | Popa-Lisseanu, A.; Voigt, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Geographic Variation in Activity and Fatality of Migratory Bats at Wind Energy Facilities | Baerwald, E.; Barclay, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Causes of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines: Hypotheses and Predictions | Cryan, P.; Barclay, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Avian and Bat Fatality Rates at Old-Generation and Repowered Wind Turbines in California | Smallwood, K.; Karas, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Raptors, Birds, Bats | |
A Large-Scale Mitigation Experiment to Reduce Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities | Baerwald, E.; Edworthy, J.; Holder, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
The Aversive Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation on Foraging Bats—A Possible Means of Discouraging Bats from Approaching Wind Turbines | Nicholls, B.; Racey, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, EMF | Bats | |
Contextualizing Avian Mortality: A Preliminary Appraisal of Bird and Bat Fatalities from Wind, Fossil-Fuel, and Nuclear Electricity | Sovacool, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Wind Turbines and Bat Mortality: Interactions of Bat Echolocation Pulses with Moving Turbine Rotor Blades | Long, C.; Flint, J.; Lepper, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats | |
How Ecofriendly are Wind Farms? | Cohn, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds, Bats | |
Wind Power Company Compliance with Mitigation Plans in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area | Smallwood, K. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Mating Behavior as a Possible Cause of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines | Cryan, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Patterns of Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities in North America | Arnett, E.; Brown, W.; Erickson, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Behavioral Responses of Bats to Operating Wind Turbines | Horn, J.; Arnett, E.; Kunz, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Assessing Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Nocturnally Active Birds and Bats: A Guidance Document | Kunz, T.; Arnett, E.; Cooper, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Migration of Bats Past a Remote Island Offers Clues toward the Problem of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines | Cryan, P.; Brown, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats | |
Ecological Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Bats: Questions, Research Needs, and Hypotheses | Kunz, T.; Arnett, E.; Erickson, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats | |
Bats Avoid Radar Installations: Could Electromagnetic Fields Deter Bats from Colliding with Wind Turbines? | Racey, P.; Nicholls, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Avoidance, Collision, EMF | Bats |
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