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
Bird-Community Shifts in Relation to Wind Farms: A Case Study Comparing a Wind Farm, Croplands, and Secondary Forests in Southern Mexico Villegas-Patraca, R.; Macgregor-Fors, I.; Ortiz-Martinez, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Birds
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
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
Mortality at wind-farms is positively related to large-scale distribution and aggregation in griffon vultures Carrete, M.; Sanchez-Zapata, J.; Benitez, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Raptors, Birds
The prosecutor's vulture: inconsistent MBTA prosecution, its clash with wind farms, and how to fix it Brunner, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds
Griffon Vulture Mortality at Wind Farms in Southern Spain: Distribution of Fatalities and Active Mitigation Measures de Lucas, M.; Ferrer, M.; Bechard, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision, Avoidance Raptors, Birds
Reduced Breeding Success in White-Tailed Eagles at Smøla windfarm, Western Norway, is Caused by Mortality and Displacement Dahl, E.; Bevanger, K.; Nygård, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision Raptors, Birds
Summer Distribution of Semi-Domesticated Reindeer Relative to a New Wind-Power Plant Colman, J.; Eftestol, S.; Tsegaye, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Avoidance
Is a Wind-Power Plant Acting as a Barrier for Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) Movements? Colman, J.; Efestol, S.; Tsegaye, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Avoidance
Habitat Use, Disturbance and Collision Risks 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 Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Waterfowl
Wind and Wildlife in the Northern Great Plains: Identifying Low-Impact Areas for Wind Development Fargione, J.; Kiesecker, J.; Slaats, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Female Agassizs Desert Tortoise Activity at a Wind Energy Facility in Southern California: The Influence of an El Nino Event Ennen, J.; Meyer, K.; Lovich, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change
Nesting Ecology of a Population of Gopherus agassizii at a Utility-Scale Wind Energy Facility in Southern California Ennen, J.; Lovich, J.; Meyer, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Reptiles
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
Avian Collision Mortality at 50- and 60- m Guyed Towers in Central California Kerlinger, P.; Guarnaccia, J.; Hasch, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Passerines
Topography drives migratory flight altitude of golden eagles: implications for on-shore wind energy development Katzner, T.; Brandes, D.; Miller, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Birds
Direct human-caused mortality of birds: improving quantification of magnitude and assessment of population impact Loss, S.; Will, T.; Marra, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision Birds
Effect of wind energy development on breeding duck densities in the Prairie Pothole Region Loesch, C.; Walker, J.; Reynolds, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement Waterfowl, Birds
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
How do diurnal long-distance migrants select flight altitude in relation to wind? Mateos-Rodriguez, M.; Liechti, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Shorebirds, Raptors, Passerines, Birds
Some Clouds Have a Silver Lining: Paradoxes of Anthropogenic Perturbations from Study Cases on Long-Lived Social Birds Oro, D.; Jimenez, J.; Curco, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds
Greater impacts of wind farms on bird populations during construction than subsequent operation: results of a multi-site and multi-species analysis Pearce-Higgins, J.; Stephen, L.; Douse, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance Birds
Nesting Success of Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus forficatus) at a Wind Farm in Northern Texas Rubenstahl, T.; Hale, A.; Karsten, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Passerines, Birds
A Preliminary Overview of Monitoring for Raptors in Sweden Hellstrom, P.; Helander, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Raptors
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
Evidence of Latitudinal Migration in Tri-colored Bats, Perimyotis subflavus Fraser, E.; McGuire, L.; Eger, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change 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
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
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
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
Impacts of Wind Energy on Environment: A Review Wang, S.; Wang, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision Bats, Birds
Visual preferences for wind turbines: Location, numbers and respondent characteristics Molnarova, K.; Sklenicka, P.; Stiborek, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
How to Mitigate Impacts of Wind Farms on Bats? A Review of Potential Conservation Measures in the European Context Peste, F.; Paula, A.; Pinto da Silva, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Bats
Underpinning the precautionary principle with evidence: A spatial concept for guiding wind power development in endangered species' habitats Braunisch, V.; Coppes, J.; Bachle, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
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

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