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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Estimating bird flight height using 3-D photogrammetry | Prinsloo, N.; Postma, M.; Ryan, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds | |
Evaluating receiver contributions to acoustic positional telemetry: a case study on Atlantic cod around wind turbines in the North Sea | van der Knaap, I.; Slabbekoorn, H.; Winter, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change | Fish, Pelagic Fish | |
Developing an Understanding of the Drivers of Bat Activity Patterns Relevant to Wind Turbines | Thwaits, T. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Assessing and Managing Effect Spheres of Influence | Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
South African Bat Fatality Threshold Guidelines: Edition 3 | MacEwan, K.; Aronson, J.; Richardson, K.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Flight Altitudes of Raptors in Southern Africa Highlight Vulnerability of Threatened Species to Wind Turbines | McClure, C.; Dunn, L.; McCabe, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Effects of offshore windfarms on seabird abundance: Strong effects in spring and in the breeding season | Peschko, V.; Mendel, B.; Müller, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds | |
Offshore Wind Farm Footprint on Organic and Mineral Particle Flux to the Bottom | Ivanov, E.; Capet, A.; Borger, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Acoustic stress responses in juvenile sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax induced by offshore pile driving | Debusschere, E.; Hostens, K.; Adriaens, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish | |
Adaptive surface distortions for torque ripple control in vertical-axis wind turbines | Erfort, G.; von Backström, T.; Venter, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Cape Vulture and Wind Farms: Guidelines for impact assessment, monitoring and mitigation | Pfeiffer, M.; Ralston-Paton, S. | Guidance | Wind Energy | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Black Harriers and Wind Energy: Guidelines for impact assessment, monitoring and mitigation | Simmons, R.; Ralston-Paton, S.; Colyn, R.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Offshore Windfarm Footprint of Sediment Organic Matter Mineralization Processes | De Borger, E.; Ivanov, E.; Capet, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Invertebrates | |
A utilization distribution for the global population of Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) to guide wind energy development | Cervantes, F.; Murgatroyd, M.; Allan, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Wind Energy’s Impacts on Birds in South Africa: A Preliminary Review of the Results of Operational Monitoring at the First Wind Farms of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in South Africa | Ralston-Paton, S.; Smallie, J.; Pearson, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
Windpark Mermaid Milieueffectenrapport | International Marine and Dredging Consultants | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Current state of knowledge of wind energy impacts on bats in South Africa | Aronson, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Port Elizabeth Wind Energy Facility Avifaunal and Bat Impact Assessment | Strugnell, L.; Smallie, J.; Patterson-Abrolat, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds, Bats | ||
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 | |
The negative impact of wind turbines on wildlife in South Africa | Docrat, N. | Thesis | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy | |
Final progress report of a 12 month pre - construction bat monitoring study for the Proposed Waaihoek Wind Energy Facility near Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal | Kruger, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
The National Coastal Management Programme of South Africa | South Africa Department of Environmental Affairs | Report | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |||
On a collision course? The large diversity of birds killed by wind turbines in South Africa | Perold, V.; Ralston-Paton, S.; Ryan, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Rapid Macrobenthic Recovery after Dredging Activities in an Offshore Wind Farm in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Coates, D.; Van Hoey, G.; Colson, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | 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 | |
On the food-web ecology of offshore wind farms, the kingdom of suspension feeders | Mavraki, N. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Functional trait responses to different anthropogenic pressures | Festjens, F.; Buyse, J.; De Backer, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Getting ready for offshore wind farm expansion in the North Sea | Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |
A wind of change for soft-sediment infauna within operational offshore windfarms | Lefaible, N.; Braeckman, U.; Degraer, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
Towards a Cumulative Collision Risk Assessment of Local and Migrating Birds in North Sea Offshore Wind Farms | Brabant, R.; Vanermen, N.; Steinen, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision | Seabirds, Passerines, Birds | |
Assessing Seabird Displacement at Offshore Wind Farms: Power Ranges of a Monitoring and Data Handling Protocol | Vanermen, N.; Onkelinx, T.; Verschelde, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement | Seabirds, Birds | |
Airborne Sound Propagation Over Sea During Offshore Wind Farm Piling | Van Renterghem, T.; Botteldooren, D.; Dekoninck, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | ||
Underwater Noise Produced by the Piling Activities During the Construction of the Belwind Offshore Wind Farm (Bligh Bank, Belgian Marine Waters) | Norro, A.; Haelters, J.; Rumes, B.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | ||
Monitoring of Hydrodynamic and Morphological Changes at the C-Power and Belwind Offshore Windfarm Sites - A Synthesis | Van den Eynde, D.; Brabant, R.; Fettweis, M.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Unlocking the Economic Potential of South Africa's Oceans | Operation Phakisa | Presentation | Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions | |||
South African Good Practice Guidelines for Operational Monitoring for Bats at Wind Energy Facilities | Aronson, J.; Richardson, E.; MacEwan, K.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Using Spatial Analyses of Bearded Vulture Movements in Southern Africa to Inform Wind Turbine Placement | Reid, T.; Kruger, S.; Whitfield, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Raptors, Birds | |
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Progressive Insights in Changing Species Distribution Patterns Informing Marine Management | Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Windpark SeaStar Milieueffectenrapport | International Marine and Dredging Consultants | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Monetized (socio-)environmental handprint and footprint of an offshore windfarm in the Belgian Continental Shelf: An assessment of local, regional and global impacts | De Luca Pena, L.; Taelman, S. E.; Bas, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
The Government of the Republic of South Africa National Environmental Management of the Ocean White Paper | South Africa Department of Environmental Affairs | Report | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |||
European plaice movements show evidence of high residency, site fidelity, and feeding around hard substrates within an offshore wind farm | Buyse, J.; Reubens, J.; Hostens, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Activity and behaviour of Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii at low and high altitude in a North Sea offshore wind farm | Brabant, R.; Laurent, Y.; Poerink, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Foraging Range and Habitat use by Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres from the Msikaba Colony, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Pfeiffer, M.; Venter, J.; Downs, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | |||
Wind Turbines and Birds in Flanders: Preliminary Study Results and Recommendations | Everaert, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Birds | ||
How the Belgian Wind Farm Business Made us Discover the Challenging Environment of Marine Sand Dunes | Bolle, A.; Mathys, M.; Haerens, P. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Physical Environment | ||
Weighing Natural Variability and Anthropogenic Impacts: A Case Study of Demersal Fish and Epibenthic Communities in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | De Backer, A.; Vandendriessche, S.; Wittoeck, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates | ||
Energy Profiling of Demersal Fish: A Case-Study in Wind Farm Artificial Reefs | De Troch, M.; Reubens, J.; Heirman, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: State of the Art After Two Years of Environmental Monitoring | Degraer, S.; Brabant, R. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions |
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