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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology Sort descending | Stressor | Receptor |
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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 | |
National Environmental Policy Act Documentation for Impact-Producing Factors in the Offshore Wind Cumulative Impacts Scenario on the South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Fisheries, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | |
European offshore renewable energy, towards a sustainable future | Soukissian, T.; O’Hagan, A-M.; Azzellino, A.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, EMF, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | |
SEER Factsheet | SEER | Summary | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
Population-Level Risk to Hoary Bats Amid Continued Wind Energy Development: Assessing Fatality Reduction Targets Under Broad Uncertainty | Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Wind Turbine Interactions with Wildlife and Their Habitats: A Summary of Research Results and Priority Questions (2021 Update) | American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) | Report | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
The Role of Regional-Scale Weather Variables in Predicting Bat Mortality and Bat Acoustic Activity: Potential for Use in the Development of Smart Curtailment Algorithms | Farnsworth, A.; Horton, K.; Heist, K.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Using DNA barcoding to improve bat carcass identification at wind farms in the United States | Korstian, J.; Hale, A.; Bennett, V.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Risk of Avian Collisions in Wind Turbines | Matsuda, H.; Sugimoto, H.; Shimada, Y. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Novel Application and Validation of a Method to Assess Visual Impacts of Rotating Wind Turbine Blades Within Woodland Areas | Nopp-Mayr, U.; Kunz, F.; Suppan, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Avoidance, Collision | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Visual Impacts | |
Three-dimensional analysis of bat flight paths around small wind turbines suggests no major collision risk or behavioral changes | Hochradel, K.; Hartmann, S.; Reers, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision | Bats | |
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 | |
Assessing fatality minimization for hoary bats amid continued wind energy development | Friedenberg, N.; Frick, W. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
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 | |
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 | |
Impacts of OWF installations on fisheries: A Literature Review | Bat, L.; Sezgin, M.; Sahin, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy | |
Post-Construction Avian Monitoring Study for the Shiloh II Wind Power Project Solano County, California | Kerlinger, P.; Curry, R.; Culp, L.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Tier 4 Post-Construction Mortality Monitoring Study for the Odell Wind Energy Project Cottonwood and Jackson Counties, Minnesota: Final Fatality Report December 2016 – December 2017 | Chodachek, K.; Gustafson, Z. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Ripley Wind Power Project Post-Construction Monitoring Report | Jacques Whitford Stantec Limited | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Annual Report for the Noble Bliss Windpark, LLC Postconstruction Bird and Bat Fatality Study 2008 | Jain, A.; Kerlinger, P.; Curry, R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Klondike IIIa (Phase 2) Wind Power Project Wildlife Monitoring Year One Summary August 2008–August 2010 | Gritski, B.; Downes, S.; Kronner, K. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Klondike III (Phase 1) Wind Power Project Wildlife Monitoring Study October 2007–October 2009 | Gritski, B.; Downes, S.; Kronner, K. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Hatchet Ridge Wind Farm Post-Construction Mortality Monitoring Comprehensive Three Year Report | Tetra Tech Inc. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Year 1 Post-construction Avian and Bat Monitoring Report: Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Phase II Sherman County, Oregon | Enk, T.; Bay, K.; Sonnenberg, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Post-Construction Avian and Bat Fatality at the Horse Butte Wind Facility, Years 1–3 | SWCA Environmental Consultants | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Post-Construction Avian and Bat Mortality Monitoring at the Alta X Wind Energy Project, Kern County, California. Final Report for the Second Year of Operation: April 2015 – April 2016 | Thompson, J.; Boyd, C.; Lombardi, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Land suitability assessment for wind farms through best-worst method and GIS in Balıkesir province of Turkey | Tercan, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Post-Construction Avian and Bat Mortality Monitoring at the Alta Wind Energy Center, Phase X, Kern County, California. Final Report for the First Year of Operation: March 2014 – March 2015 | Chatfield, A.; Levenstein, K.; DiDonato, G. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Long-Term Trends in Fatality Rates of Birds and Bats in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, California | Smallwood, S. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
2008/2009 Annual Report for the Buena Vista Avian and Bat Monitoring Project | Insignia Environmental | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Final 2012-2013 Annual Report Avian and Bat Monitoring Project Vasco Winds, LLC | Brown, K.; Smallwood, K.; Karas, B. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
A review of searcher efficiency and carcass persistence in infrastructure-driven mortality assessment studies | Barrientos, R.; Martins, R.; Ascensão, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Bat flight height monitored from wind masts predicts mortality risk at wind farms | Roemer, C.; Disca, T.; Coulon, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Attraction | Bats | |
Inconspicuous echolocation in hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus) | Corcoran, A.; Weller, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Turbine Induced Bird and Bat Fatalities at Wind Projects: Statistical Methods for Mortality Estimation Using Road and Pad Carcass Surveys | Maurer, J. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Bats in a tropical wind farm: species composition and importance of the spatial attributes of vegetation cover on bat fatalities | Bolivar-Cime, B.; Bolivar-Cime, A.; Cabrera-Cruz, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
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 | |
Impact of wind turbines on bat activity: an ommited long-distance concern | Barre, K.; Julliard, R.; Le Viol, I.; et al. | Presentation | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Acoustic mirrors as sensory traps for bats | Greif, S.; Zsebok, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
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 | |
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 | |
Evidence that Bats Perceive Wind Turbine Surfaces to be Water | McAlexander, A. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Attraction | Bats | |
When the Excrement Hits the Fan: Fecal Surveys Reveal Species-Specific Bat Activity at Wind Turbines | Bennett, V.; Hale, A.; Williams, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Assessing population‐level consequences of anthropogenic stressors for terrestrial wildlife | Katzner, T.; Braham, M.; Conkling, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Relating Bat Passage Rates to Wind Turbine Fatalities | Smallwood, K.; Bell, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Learning from Real-World Experience to Understand Renewable Energy Impacts to Wildlife | Conkling, T.; Vander Zanden, H.; Poessel, S.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
Networking Networks for Global Bat Conservation | Kingston, T.; Aguirre, L.; Armstrong, K.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats | |
Carcass Age and Searcher Identity Affect Morphological Assessment of Sex of Bats | Nelson, D.; Nagel, J.; Trott, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
ID Stat: Innovative Technology for Assessing Wildlife Collisions with Wind Turbines | Delprat, B.; Alcuri, G. | Report | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
The Impacts of Small and Medium Wind Turbines on Bats | Moyle, A. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats |
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