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Detection-reaction systems in onshore windfarms, a mitigation solution to reduce bird fatalities: Principles for a relevant assessment of their performances | Corbeau, A.; Dupont, S.; Besnard, A. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes | |
Wind Energy Technologies Office Multi-Year Program Plan Fiscal Years 2021—2025 | Marlay, R.; Ahlgrimm, J.; Clapper, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Bat Impact Assessment: Latrodex Wind Energy Facility | Dippenaar, S. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Post-construction Monitoring Study for the Rosewater Wind Farm White County, Indiana | Rodriguez, M.; Voorhees, L.; Telander, A. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
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 | |
Analysis of the Overlap between Priority Greater Sage-Grouse Habitats and Existing and Potential Energy Development Across the West: Final Report | LeBeau, C.; Fruhwirth, J.; Boehrs, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Avian Monitoring and Mortality Report at the National Wind Technology Center: January 2010 - February 2011 | Tetra Tech Inc. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
Synthesis of Wind Energy Development and Potential Impacts on Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon and Washington | Mockrin, M.; Gravenmier, R. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | ||
Bird and Bat Impacts and Behaviors at Old Wind Turbines at Forebay, Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area | Smallwood, K.; Neher, L. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Bird and Bat Collision Risks & Wind Energy Facilities | Willmott, J.; Allison Costello, E.; Gordon, C.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Evaluating a Novel Approach to Optimize Operational Minimization to Reduce Bat Fatalities at the Pinnacle Wind Farm, Mineral County, West Virginia, 2015 | Schirmacher, M.; Prichard, A.; Mabee, T.; et al. | Report | Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Energy Development Siting Recommendations for Playas | Bartuszevige, A.; Carter, M.; Daniels, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | ||
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 | |
Carbon-rich soils, deep peat and priority peatland habitat: Expert views on project level assessment | Mills, A.; Massey, K.; Trinick, M. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Landscape Decisions to Meet Net Zero Carbon: Pathways that consider ethics, socio-ecological diversity, and landscape functions. Landscape Decisions Report | Cole, B.; Gardner, E.; Willcock, S.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Reducing Bat Fatalities From Interactions with Operating Wind Turbines (Fact Sheet) | Lawson, M. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Summary of Activates and the Results of Ornithological Monitoring in the Integrated system for Protection of Birds, 2021 | Zehtindjiev, P.; Whitfield, D. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds | |
Simulating Wind Energy Production Effects from Detection-based Smart Curtailment Bat Strategies for Alberta Wind Facilities | Newman, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Bats | |
Measuring and visualizing environmental and social impacts of wind energy projects | Pian, A.; Verhoef, J.; De Vries, L.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Advancing Migratory Bird Conservation and Management by Using Radar: An Interagency Collaboration | Ruth, J.; Barrow, W.; Sojda,R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Impacts of wind power infrastructure development on semi-domesticated reindeer and reindeer husbandry | Skarin, A.; Sandström, P.; Alam, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Bird and Bird Habitats: Guidelines for Wind Power Projects | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Synthesis and Comparison of Baseline Avian and Bat Use, Raptor Nesting and Mortality Information from Proposed and Existing Wind Developments | Erickson, W.; Johnson, G.; Young, D.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Birds, Bats | |
A Review of the Impacts of Wind Farms on Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus and an Estimation of Collision Avoidance Rates | Whitfield, D.; Madders, M. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Deriving an Avoidance Rate for Swans Suitable for Onshore Wind Farm Collision Risk Modelling | Whitfield, D.; Urquhart, B. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
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 | |
Avian and Bat Protection Plan: Iberdrola Renewables | Iberdrola Renewables | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Raptors | |
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm: Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan | Portland General Electric Company; Oregon Department of Energy | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Raptors | |
Breeding and Overland Flight of Red- Throated Divers (Gavia stellata) at Smøla, Norway, in relation to the Smøla wind farm | Halley, D.; Hopshaug, P. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Waterfowl | |
Expansion of Hitra Wind-Power Plant - Consequences Related to Wildlife Except Birds | Veiberg, V.; Pedersen, H. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals | |
Bird Migration Intensity and Number of Collision Victims at the Wind Power Plant Le Peuchapatte (Switzerland) | Aschwanden, J.; Liechti, F. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Birds | |
A Habitat-Based Wind-Wildlife Collision Model with Application to the Upper Great Plains Region | Forcey, G. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
An Analytical Impact Assessment Framework for Wildlife to Inform the Siting and Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities | Schwartz, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors | |
2023 North American State of the Bats Report | Bat Conservation International | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Effectiveness of an Operational Mitigation Experiment to Reduce Bat Fatalities at the Pinnacle Wind Farm, Mineral County, West Virginia, 2012 | Hein, C.; Prichard, A.; Mabee, T.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Snefjord vindpark: Vurdering av konsekvenser for landskap, flora, fauna, friluftsliv, kulturminner og reindriftsnæring | Tombre, I.; Andersen, O.; Barlindhaug, S.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | ||
Repowering Smøla Wind-Power Plant: An Assessment of Avian Conflicts | Dahl, E.; May, R.; Nygård, T.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Collision | Raptors, Birds | |
Framework for Testing the Effectiveness of Bat and Eagle Impact-Reduction Strategies at Wind Energy Projects | Sinclair, K.; DeGeorge, E. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds, Bats | |
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 | |
Investigating the impacts of windfarm development on peatlands in England | Maslen Environmental | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Developing Methods To Reduce Bird Mortality In The Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area | Smallwood, K.; Thelander, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Texturizing Wind Turbine Towers to Reduce Bat Mortality | Bennett, V.; Hendrix, T. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Behavioral Response of Grouse to Wind Energy Turbines: A Quantitative Review of Survival, Habitat Selection, and Lek Attendance | LeBeau, C.; Howlin, S.; Tredennick, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy Deuel Harvest North Wind Farm Deuel County, South Dakota | Simon, S.; Welch-Acosta, B. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Bats | |
Probability of Impact Workshop | National Wind Coordinating Collaborative | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Impacts to Wildlife of Wind Energy Siting and Operation in the United States | Allison, T.; Diffendorfer, J.; Baerwald, E.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Avian, Bat and Habitat Cumulative Impacts Associated with Wind Energy Development in the Columbia Plateau Ecoregion Of Eastern Washington and Oregon 2011 | Johnson, G.; Erickson, W. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Raptors | |
Golden Eagles in a Perilous Landscape: Predicting the Effects of Mitigation for Wind Turbine Blade Strike Mortality | Hunt, G. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Testing the Effectiveness of an Experimental Acoustic Bat Deterrent at the Maple Ridge Wind Farm | Horn, J.; Arnett, E.; Jensen, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats |
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