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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Field validation of radar systems for monitoring bird migration | Nilsson, C.; Dokter, A.; Schmid, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Offshore and coastline migration of radio-tagged Nathusius' pipistrelles | Bach, P.; Voigt, C.; Göttsche, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision | Bats | |
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 | |
Reviewing the ecological impacts of offshore wind farms | Galparsoro, I.; Menchaca, I.; Garmendia, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
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 | |
One size doesn’t fit all: Singularities in bat species richness and activity patterns in wind-energy complexes in Brazil and implications for environmental assessment | Pereira, C.; Falcão, F.; Bernard, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
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 | |
Diet analysis of bats killed at wind turbines suggests large-scale losses of trophic interactions | Scholz, C.; Voigt, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Invertebrates | |
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 | |
Significant decline of Griffon Vulture collision mortality in wind farms during 13-year of a selective turbine stopping protocol | Ferrer, M.; Alloing, A.; Baumbush, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Numerical Approximations Methods for Antenna Radiation Patterns for Motus Wildlife Tracking Systems | Carlson, E.; Gobeille, D.; Deluca, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
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 | |
Informing wind energy development: Land cover and topography predict occupancy for Arizona bats | Starbuck, C.; Dickson, B.; Chambers, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Distance to hedgerows drives local repulsion and attraction of wind turbines on bats: Implications for spatial siting | Leroux, C.; Kerbiriou, C.; Le Viol, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Game bird carcasses are less persistent than raptor carcasses, but can predict raptor persistence dynamics | Hallingstad, E.; Riser-Espinoza, D.; Brown, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Flight Type and Seasonal Movements Are Important Predictors for Avian Collisions in Wind Farms | Puente, A.; Balmori, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
A review of raptor carcass persistence trials and the practical implications for fatality estimation at wind farms | Wilson, D.; Hulka, S.; Bennun, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
An ecological risk assessment for the impacts of offshore wind farms on birds in Australia | Reid, K.; Baker, G.; Woehler, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Passerines, Seabirds | |
Drivers of bat activity at wind turbines advocate for mitigating bat exposure using multicriteria algorithm-based curtailment | Barre, K.; Froidevaux, J.; Sotillo, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
International assessment of priority environmental issues for land-based and offshore wind energy development | Green, R.; Gill, E.; Hein, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
The species-specificity of energy landscapes for soaring birds, and its consequences for transferring suitability models across species | Scacco, M.; Arrondo, E.; Donazar, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds | Croll, D.; Ellis, A.; Adams, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map | Lemasson, A.; Somerfield, P.; Schratzberger, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes | Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Ultrasonic acoustic deterrents significantly reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines | Weaver, S.; Hein, C.; Simpson, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Assessing the spatial distribution of avian collision risks at wind turbine structures in Brandenburg, Germany | Bose, A.; Durr, T.; Klenke, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Minimizing wildlife impacts for offshore wind energy development: Winning tradeoffs for seabirds in space and cetaceans in time | Best, B.; Halpin, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Comprehensive Bird Preservation at Wind Farms | Gradolwski, D.; Dziak, D.; Martynow, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Development and testing of a three-dimensional ballistics model for bat strikes on wind turbines | Prakash, S.; Markfort, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Comparing methods to estimate the proportion of turbine-induced bird and bat mortality in the search area under a road and pad search protocol | Maurer, J.; Huso, M.; Dalthorp, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Risks to different populations and age classes of gannets from impacts of offshore wind farms in the southern North Sea | Pollock, C.; Lane, J.; Buckingham, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision | Birds, Seabirds | |
Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) are strongly affected by operating offshore wind farms during the breeding season | Peschko, V.; Mendel, B.; Mercker, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Seabirds | |
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 | |
Developing an efficient protocol for monitoring eagle fatalities at wind energy facilities | Hallingstad, E.; Rabie, P.; Telander, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Minimal effects of wind turbines on the distribution of wintering farmland birds | Devereux, C.; Denny, M.; Whittingham, M. | Journal Article | Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Wind Energy Development: Methods for Assessing Risks to Birds and Bats Pre-Construction | Katzner, T.; Bennett, V.; Miller, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Avian Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities in North America: A Comparison of Recent Approaches | Johnson, D.; Loss, S.; Smallwood, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
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 | |
Prioritizing Avian Species for Their Risk of Population Level Consequences from Wind Energy Development | Beston, J.; Diffendorfer, J.; Loss, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Relating Bat Passage Rates to Wind Turbine Fatalities | Smallwood, K.; Bell, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Quantifying the Demographic Cost of Human-Related Mortality to a Raptor Population | Hunt, W.; Wiens, J.; Law, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Raptors, Birds | |
Collision risk of bats with small wind turbines: Worst-case scenarios near roosts, commuting and hunting structures | Hartmann, S.; Hochradel, K.; Greule, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Post-construction bird and bat fatality monitoring studies at wind energy projects in Latin America: A summary and review | Agudelo, S.; Mabee, T.; Palmer, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | 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 | |
Insect fatalities at wind turbines as biodiversity sinks | Voigt, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision | Invertebrates | |
Demographic and potential biological removal models identify raptor species sensitive to current and future wind energy | Diffendorfer, J.; Stanton, J.; Beston, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Assessing carcass relocation for offsetting golden eagle mortality at wind energy facilities | Lonsdorf, E.; Gerber, J.; Ray, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Habitat use, disturbance and collision risk for Bewick’s Swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii wintering near a wind farm in the Netherlands | Fijn, R.; Krijgsveld, K.; Tijsen, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Waterfowl | |
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 |
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