Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind energy, supporting the WREN initiative. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box, including targeted searches (e.g., org:DOE, author:copping). Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Modeling the Distribution of Migratory Bird Stopovers to Inform Landscape-Scale Siting of Wind Development Pocewicz, A.; Estes-Zumpf, W.; Andersen, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
An Analysis of Displacement from Wind Turbines in a Wintering Grassland Bird Community Stevens, T.; Hale, A.; Karsten, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Birds
Nesting Burrowing Owl Density and Abundance in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, California Smallwood, K.; Neher, L.; Mount, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Winter Resource Selection by Mule Deer on the Wyoming-Colorado Border Prior to Wind Energy Development Webb, S.; Dzialak, M.; Kosciuch, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change
Predicting and Mapping Potential Whooping Crane Stopover Habitat to Guide Site Selection for Wind Energy Projects Belaire, J.; Kreakie, B.; Keitt, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Evaluating Greater Sage-Grouse Seasonal Space Use Relative to Leks: Implications for Surface Use Designations in Sagebrush Ecosystems Coates, P.; Casazza, M.; Blomberg, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Optimizing Wind Power Generation while Minimizing Wildlife Impacts in an Urban Area Bohrer, G.; Zhu, K.; Jones, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds
Influence of Wind Turbines on Presence of Willet, Marbled Godwit, Wilson's Phalarope and Black Tern on Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota and South Dakota Niemuth, N.; Walker, J.; Gleason, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Wind Turbines do Not Negatively Affect Nest Success in the Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Hatchett, W.; Hale, A.; Bennett, V.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
The Effects of a Large-Scale Wind Farm on Breeding Season Survival of Female Mallards and Blue-Winged Teal in the Prairie Pothole Region Gue, C.; Walker, J.; Mehl, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Bird Mortality at a Wind-Energy Facility near a Wetland of International Importance Grodsky, S.; Jennelle, C.; Drake, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Birds
Flight Paths of Migrating Golden Eagles and the Risk Associated with Wind Energy Development in the Rocky Mountains Johnson, N.; Bradley, J.; Pomeroy, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds
Is there Room for All of Us? Renewable Energy and Xerospermophilus mohavensis Inman, R.; Esque, T.; Nussear, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Terrestrial Mammals
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrent for Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines Arnett, E.; Hein, C.; Schirmacher, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Environmental Risk Evaluation System - An Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments Copping, A.; Hanna, L.; Van Cleve, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Chemicals, Changes in Flow, Avoidance, Attraction Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds
Behavioral patterns of bats at a wind turbine confirm seasonality of fatality risk Goldenberg, S.; Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement Bats
Curtailing Wind Turbine Operations to Reduce Avian Mortality Singh, K.; Baker, E.; Lackner, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Avoidance Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds
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
Direct Mortality of Birds from Anthropogenic Causes Loss, S.; Will, T.; Marra, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds
The Design, Production and Validation of the Biological and Structural Performance of an Ecologically Engineered Concrete Block Mattress – A Nature Inclusive Design for Shoreline and Offshore construction Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Spatial Ecology of Female Mule Deer in an Area Proposed for Wind Energy Development Webb, S.; Dzialak, M.; Houchen, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Terrestrial Mammals
Influencing Activity of Bats by Dimly Lighting Wind Turbine Surfaces with Ultraviolet Light Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; Straw, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Breeding Density and Collision Mortality of Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Smallwood, K.; Smallwood, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Adaptive management to improve eagle conservation at terrestrial wind facilities New, L.; Simonis, J.; Otto, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Raptors
Bats (Chiroptera) of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah and Arizona Carpenter, G.; Pilkington, L.; Levorse, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Bats
Establishing conservation baselines with dynamic distribution models for bat populations facing imminent decline Rodhouse, T.; Ormsbee, P.; Irvine, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Bats
Ectoparasite Load Is Reduced in Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) at Wind Farms: Implications for Oxidative Stress Alaasam, V.; Keehn, J.; Durso, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Noise Reptiles
Sage grouse war tests limits of partnership in West Lavelle, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Legal & Policy
Noise and Vibration Issues of Wind Turbines and Their Impact – A Review Saavedra, R.; Samanta, B. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change, Noise
U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 Annual Report Anderson, P.; Aldridge, C.; Alexander, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions
NABat: A top-down, bottom-up solution to collaborative continental-scale monitoring Reichert, B.; Bayless, M.; Cheng, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Human Dimensions
A review of the effectiveness of operational curtailment for reducing bat fatalities at terrestrial wind farms in North America Adams, E.; Gulka, J.; Williams, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Design, production, and validation of the biological and structural performance of an ecologically engineered concrete block mattress: A Nature-Inclusive Design for shoreline and offshore construction Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Measuring the Effectiveness of Conservation: A Novel Framework to Quantify the Benefits of Sage-Grouse Conservation Policy and Easements in Wyoming Copeland, H.; Pocewicz, A.; Naugle, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Atlantic deepwater ecosystem observatory network: Patterns of acoustic backscatter and community structure of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Miksis-Olds, J.; Warren, J.; Blair, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals

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