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Title | Author | Date | Content Type Sort descending | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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How Ecofriendly are Wind Farms? | Cohn, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds, Bats | |
Do Terrestrial Animals Avoid Areas Close to Turbines in Functioning Wind Farms in Agricultural Landscapes? | Łopucki, R.; Klich, D.; Gielarek, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Terrestrial Mammals | |
Assessing bird avoidance of high-contrast lights using a choice test approach: implications for reducing human-induced avian mortality | Goller, B.; Blackwell, B.; DeVault, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Lighting | Birds | |
Patterns of migrating soaring migrants indicate attraction to marine wind farms | Skov, H.; Desholm, M.; Heinänen, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors | |
The energy landscape predicts flight height and wind turbine collision hazard in three species of large soaring raptor | Peron, G.; Fleming, C.; Duriez, O.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds | |
ThermalTracker-3D: A thermal stereo vision system for quantifying bird and bat activity at offshore wind energy sites | Matzner, S.; Warfel, T.; Hull, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance | Bats, Birds | |
Modeling Small Scale Impacts of Multi-Purpose Platforms: An Ecosystem Approach | Serpetti, N.; Benjamins, S.; Brain, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal | Sayad, E. ; Wilberforce, T.; Elsaid, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Attraction, Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Towards understanding environmental and cumulative impacts of floating wind farms: Lessons learned from the fixed-bottom offshore wind farms | Rezaei, F.; Contestabile, P; Vicinanza, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae are attracted by low-frequency noise simulating that of operating offshore wind farms | Cresci, A.; Zhang, G.; Durif, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Noise | Fish, Pelagic Fish | |
Large-scale effects of offshore wind farms on seabirds of high conservation concern | Garthe, S.; Schwemmer, H.; Peschko, V.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Residency and habitat use of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) within an offshore wind farm | Thatcher, H.; Stamp, T.; Wilcockson, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
Offshore construction using gravity-base foundations indicates no long-term impacts on dolphins and harbour porpoise | Potlock, K.; Temple, A.; Berggren, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Fish distribution in three dimensions around the Block Island Wind Farm as observed with conventional and volumetric echosounders | Jech, J.; Lipsky, A.; Moran, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Fish | |
Impact of hydrodynamics on community structure and metabolic production of marine biofouling formed in a highly energetic estuary | Portas, A.; Carriot, N.; Ortalo-Magne, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Attraction | Invertebrates | ||
Automatic classification of biofouling images from offshore renewable energy structures using deep learning | Signor, J.; Schoefs, F.; Quillienn, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Attraction | Invertebrates | ||
Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea | Lloret, J.; Turiel, A.; Solé, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism | |
Climate change effects on the ecophysiology and ecological functioning of an offshore wind farm artificial hard substrate community | Voet, H.; van Colen, C.; Vanaverbeke, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
An Updated Review of Hypotheses Regarding Bat Attraction to Wind Turbines | Guest, E.; Stamps, B.; Durish, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision, Noise | Bats | |
Distribution and abundance of cetaceans in a wind energy development area offshore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Stone, K.; Leiter, S.; Kenney, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Oceanic records of North American bats and implications for offshore wind energy development in the United States | Solick, D.; Newman, C. | Journal Article | Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction | Bats | |
Fishes associated with artificial reefs: attributing changes to attraction or production using novel approaches | Brickhill, M.; Connolly, S. | Journal Article | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish | ||
The effect of artificial reef design on the attraction of herbivorous fish and on coral recruitment, survival, and growth | Hylkema, A.; Debrot, A.; Cammenga, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Attraction, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish | ||
Long-Term Succession on Offshore Wind Farms and the Role of Species Interactions | Zupan, M.; Rumes, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates | |
Offshore wind farms affect the spatial distribution pattern of plaice Pleuronectes platessa at both the turbine and wind farm scale | Buyse, J.; Hostens, K.; Degraer, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish | |
Small suspension-feeding amphipods play a pivotal role in carbon dynamics around offshore man-made structures | Mavraki, N.; Coolen, J.; Kapasakali, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates | |
Offshore wind farms contribute to epibenthic biodiversity in the North Sea | ter Hofstede, R.; Driessen, F.; Elzinga, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
Environmental impact of renewable energy source based electrical power plants: Solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal, tidal, ocean, and osmotic | Rahman, A.; Farrok, O.; Haque, M. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions | |
Artificial hard-substrate colonisation in the offshore Hywind Scotland Pilot Park | Karlsson, R.; Tivefälth, M.; Duranović, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates | |
Investigating avoidance and attraction responses in lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus to offshore wind farms | Johnston, D.; Thaxter, C.; Boersch-Supan, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Seabirds | |
Offshore wind farms and the attraction-production hypothesis: insights from a combination of stomach content and stable isotope analyses | Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish | |
Potential impacts of floating wind turbine technology for marine species and habitats | Maxwell, S.; Kershaw, F.; Locke, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Navigation | |
Activity Pattern and Correlation between Bat and Insect Abundance at Wind Turbines in South Sweden | de Jong, J.; Millon, L.; Håstad, O.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats, Invertebrates | |
Forecasting the consequences of climate-driven shifts in human behavior on cetaceans | Alter, S.; Simmonds, M.; Brandon, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Fisheries | |
Interspecific effects of forest fragmentation on bats | Segers, J.; Broders, H. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Estimating habitat loss due to wind turbine avoidance by bats: Implications for European siting guidance | Barre, K.; Le Viol, I.; Bas, Y.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Collision and displacement vulnerability to offshore wind energy infrastructure among marine birds of the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf | Kelsey, E.; Felis, J.; Czapanskiy, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
Effect of an Offshore Wind Farm on the Viviparous Eelpout: Biometrics, Brood Development and Population Studies in Lillgrund, Sweden | Langhamer, O.; Dahlgren, T.; Rosenqvist, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Impacts of onshore wind energy production on birds and bats: recommendations for future life cycle impact assessment developments | Laranjeiro, T.; May, R.; Verones, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, 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 | |
Bird Collisions at Wind Turbines in a Mountainous Area Related to Bird Movement Intensities Measured by Radar | Aschwanden, J.; Stark, H.; Peter, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Passerines, Birds | |
Seabirds and Offshore Wind Farms in European Waters: Avoidance and Attraction | Dierschke, V.; Furness, R.; Garthe, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Avoidance, Attraction | Seabirds, Birds | |
Activity of Tree Bats at Anthropogenic Tall Structures: Implications for Mortality of Bats at Wind Turbines | Jameson, J.; Willis, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Bat Deaths and Wind Turbines - A Review of Current Knowledge, and of the Information Available in the Database for Germany | Durr, T.; Bach, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
A Scheimpflug lidar used to observe insect swarming at a wind turbine | Jansson, S.; Malmqvist, E.; Brydegaard, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction | Bats, Invertebrates | |
Succession and Seasonal Dynamics of the Epifauna Community on Offshore Wind Farm Foundations and their Role as Stepping Stones for Non-Indigenous Species | De Mesel, I.; Kerckhof, F.; Norro, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates | |
Seabird Avoidance and Attraction at an Offshore Wind Farm in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Vanermen, N.; Onkelinx, T.; Courtens, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement, Avoidance, Attraction | Seabirds, Birds | |
Marine Biofouling: A European Database for the Marine Renewable Energy Sector | Vinagre, P.; Simas, T.; Cruz, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates | |
Comparative migration ecology of striped bass and Atlantic sturgeon in the US Southern mid-Atlantic bight flyway | Rothermel, E.; Balazik, M.; Best, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance | Fish | |
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 |
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