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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | 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 | |
An Evaluation of the Potential Impact of Extracting Marine Renewable Energy in the Coastal Environment of the Black Sea | Zburlea, L.; Rusu, E. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Observations and Simulations of a Wind Farm Modifying a Thunderstorm Outflow Boundary | Tomaszewski, J.; Lundquist, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
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 | |
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 | |
Offshore Wind Energy and Benthic Habitat Changes: Lessons from Block Island Wind Farm | Hutchison, Z.; Bartley, M.; Degraer, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
Validation of a Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Modeling Framework for the Evaluation of Offshore Wind Farms | Jones, C.; Chang, G.; Magalen, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality | |
Summer day-roost selection by eastern red bats varies between areas with different land-use histories | Monarchino, M.; Behan, M.; Johnson, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats | |
Multi-modal Approach for Benthic Impact Assessments in Moraine Habitats: a Case Study at the Block Island Wind Farm | Guarinello, M.; Carey, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Resource selection of apex raptors: implications for siting energy development in sagebrush and prairie ecosystems | Squires, J.; Olson, L.; Wallace, Z.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors | |
Identifying areas of wetland and wind turbine overlap in the south-central Great Plains of North America | Heintzman, L.; Auerbach, E.; Kilborn, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
Ontogenetic variation in the auditory sensitivity of black sea bass (Centropristis striata) and the implications of anthropogenic sound on behavior and communication | Stanley, J.; Caiger, P.; Phelan, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Greater Sage‐Grouse Response to the Physical Footprint of Energy Development | Kirol, C.; Smith, K.; Graf, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
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 | |
How to set sound exposure criteria for fishes | Hawkins, A.; Johnson, C.; Popper, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Noise | Fish, Human Dimensions | |
Characterization of impact pile driving signals during installation of offshore wind turbine foundations | Amaral, J.; Miller, J.; Potty, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | ||
Fish densities associated with structural elements of oil and gas platforms in southern California | Meyer-Gutbrod, E.; Kui, L.; Nishimoto, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Habitat Change | Fish | |
Effects of wind turbine noise on the surrounding soundscape in the context of greater-prairie chicken courtship vocalizations | Whalen, C.; Brown, M.; McGee, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon in the New York Wind Energy Area: implications of future development in an offshore wind energy site | Ingram, E.; Cerrato, R.; Dunton, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Geographic context affects the landscape change and fragmentation caused by wind energy facilities | Diffendorfer, J.; Dorning, M.; Keen, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | ||
Determining the dependence of marine pile driving sound levels on strike energy, pile penetration, and propagation effects using a linear mixed model based on damped cylindrical spreading | Martin, S.; Barclay, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | ||
Columbian sharp‐tailed grouse nesting ecology: wind energy and habitat | Proett, M.; Roberts, S.; Horne, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
A three-dimensional underwater sound propagation model for offshore wind farm noise prediction | Lin, Y.; Newhall, A.; Miller, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | ||
Simulating impacts of real-world wind farms on land surface temperature using the WRF model: physical mechanisms | Xia, G.; Zhou, L.; Minder, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
The Iowa Atmospheric Observatory: Revealing the Unique Boundary Layer Characteristics of a Wind Farm | Takle, E.; Rajewski, D.; Purdy, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
The VERTEX field campaign: observations of near-ground effects of wind turbine wakes | Archer, C.; Wu, S.; Vasel-Be-Hagh, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | ||
Population-Level Effects of Wind Farms on a Desert Lizard | Keehn, J.; Shoemaker, K.; Feldman, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles | |
Status of wind in Pennsylvania: Social and environmental impacts of wind | Barton, M.; Levri, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision, Habitat Change | ||
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 | |
Costs and consequences of wind turbine wake effects arising from uncoordinated wind energy development | Lundquist, J.; DuVivier, K.; Kaffine, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | |
Characteristics of the soundscape before and after the construction of the Block Island Wind Farm | Tripathy, A.; Miller, J.; Potty, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | ||
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 | |
Disturbance affects biotic community composition at desert wind farms | Keehne, J.; Feldman, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | ||
Validating automated click detector dolphin detection rates and investigating factors affecting performance | Garrod, A.; Fandel, A.; Wingfield, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Nonlocal Inadvertent Weather Modification Associated with Wind Farms in the Central United States | Lauridsen, M.; Ancell, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Oceanographic and biological influences on recruitment of benthic invertebrates to hard substrata on the Oregon shelf | Meyer, K.; Li, Y.; Young, C. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
Precipitation reduction during Hurricane Harvey with simulated offshore wind farms | Pan, Y.; Yan, C.; Archer, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Anthropogenic disturbance facilitates a non-native species on offshore oil platforms | Viola, S.; Page, H.; Zaleski, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
Resource Availability May Not Be a Useful Predictor of Migratory Bat Fatalities or Activity at Wind Turbines | Bennett, V.; Hale, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction | Bats | |
The Influence of Real‐World Wind Turbine Deployments on Local to Mesoscale Climate | Pryor, S.; Barthelmie, R.; Shepherd, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Predator attack rates and anti-predator behavior of side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) at Southern California wind farms, USA | Keehn, J.; Feldman, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles | |
Guiding principles for assessing the impact of underwater noise | Faulkner, R.; Farcas, A.; Merchant, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
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 | |
Male Greater Prairie-Chickens Adjust their Vocalizations in the Presence of Wind Turbine Noise | Whalen, C.; Brown, M.; McGee, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
Public receptiveness of vertical axis wind turbines | Hui, I.; Cain, B.; Dabiri, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts | |
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 | |
Scavenger removal of bird carcasses at simulated wind turbines: Does carcass type matter? | DeVault, T.; Seamans, T.; Linnell, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds |
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