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| Title | Author* |
Date** |
Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodging the blades: new insights into three-dimensional space use of offshore wind farms by lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus | Thaxter, C., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Seabirds |
| Impacts of wind turbines on redheads in the Laguna Madre | Lange, C., Ballard, B., Collins, D. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Waterfowl |
| Meteorological and Environmental Variables Affect Flight Behaviour and Decision-Making of an Obligate Soaring Bird, the California Condor Gymnogyps californianus | Poessel, S., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Scale-dependent habitat selection by wintering geese: implications for landscape management | Harrison, A., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Waterfowl |
| Mapping the global potential exposure of soaring birds to terrestrial wind energy expansion | Santangeli, A., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds |
| Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane Monitoring at Five Wind Energy Facilities | Derby, C., Welsch, M., Thorn, T. | January 2018 | Conference Paper | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Shorebirds |
| Avian Monitoring and Mortality Report at the National Wind Technology Center: January 2010 - February 2011 | Tetra Tech Inc. | January 2018 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds |
| Biodiversity and Wind Farms in Portugal: Current Knowledge and Insights for an Integrated Impact Assessment Process | Mascarenhas, M., et al. | January 2018 | Book | Wind Energy (General) | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy |
| U.S. Geological Survey - Energy and Wildlife Research Annual Report for 2017 | Khalil, M. | December 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds, Fish, Terrestrial Mammals |
| Bird collision with power lines: estimating carcass persistence and detection associated with ground search surveys | Borner, L., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Bird Detection and Species Classification with Time-Lapse Images around a Wind Farm: Dataset Construction and Evaluation | Yoshihashi, R., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds |
| The Effects of Wind Power on Birds and Bats: An Updated Synthesis Report | Rydell, J., et al. | December 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Do birds in flight respond to (ultra)violet lighting? | May, R., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Do American Golden-Plovers (Pluvialis dominica) Avoid Wind-energy Turbines in Agricultural Fields in Indiana During Spring Migration? | Homoya, W., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Shorebirds |
| The energy landscape predicts flight height and wind turbine collision hazard in three species of large soaring raptor | Peron, G., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors |
| 2016-2017 Status Assessment and Update on the Wind Vision Roadmap | DeMeo, E. | November 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Raptors |
| Applying citizen-science data and mark–recapture models to estimate numbers of migrant Golden Eagles in an Important Bird Area in eastern North America | Dennhardt, A., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Responses of Two Marine Top Predators to an Offshore Wind Farm | Mclean, N., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals |
| East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm Scoping Report | ScottishPower Renewables | November 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Bird migration monitoring in the Saint Nikola Wind Farm, Kaliakra region, in autumn 2017, and an analysis of potential impact after eight years of operation | Zehtindjiev, P. | November 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Scavenger removal of bird carcasses at simulated wind turbines: Does carcass type matter? | DeVault, T., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds |
| Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Sourced Electric Production for the Province of Sinop/Turkey | Alcan, Y. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| From Agricultural Benefits to Aviation Safety: Realizing the Potential of Continent-Wide Radar Networks | Bauer, S., et al. | October 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds |
| Industrial Wind Turbine Post-Construction Bird and Bat Monitoring: A Policy Framework for Canada | Parisé, J., Walker, T. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Breeding density, fine-scale tracking, and large-scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species | Wakefield, E., et al. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| Density dependence and marine bird populations: are wind farm assessments precautionary? | Horswill, C., O'Brien, S., Robinson, R. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| Using GPS Transmitters to Explore Movement Ecology and to Assess Risk of the Wind Energy Industry for Swainson's Hawks | Watson, K., et al. | September 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Book of Abstracts of the Xth International Symposium on Wild Fauna (ISoWiF 2017) | Monzón, A., et al. | September 2017 | Conference Paper | N/A | N/A | Birds |
| Wind Industry in Portugal and Its Impacts on Wildlife: Special Focus on Spatial and Temporal Distribution on Bird and Bat Fatalities | Marqués, J., et al. | September 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Impacts of On-shore Wind Farms in Wildlife Communities: Direct Fatalities and Indirect Impacts (Behavioural and Habitat Effects) | Pereira, P., Salgueiro, N., Mesquita, S. | September 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds, Terrestrial Mammals |
| An Overview on Methods to Assess Bird and Bat Collision Risk in Wind Farms | Rodrigues, S., Rosa, L., Mascarenhas, M. | September 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds |
| Estimating Bird and Bat Fatality at Wind Farms: From Formula-Based Methods to Models to Assess Impact Significance | Marqués, J., et al. | September 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Golden Eagle Diets in the Western United States, with Implications for Conservation Planning | Kochert, M., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Bird and Bat Species' Global Vulnerability to Collision Mortality at Wind Farms Revealed Through a Trait-Based Assessment | Thaxter, C., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds |
| Spatial Demographic Models to Inform Conservation Planning of Golden Eagles in Renewable Energy Landscapes | Wiens, J., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| A Review of Options for Mitigating Take of Golden Eagles at Wind Energy Facilities | Allison, T., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Golden Eagles in a Changing World | Collopy, M., Woodbridge, B., Brown, J. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| CEDREN Final Report | Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy | September 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Fish |
| Golden Eagle Diet Breadth and Reproduction in Relation to Fluctuations in Primary Prey Abundance in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin | Preston, C., Jones, R., Horton, N. | September 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| No Substitute for Survival: Perturbation Analyses Using a Golden Eagle Population Model Reveal Limits to Managing for Take | Tack, J., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Greater Sage-Grouse: Overview and Effects of Wind Energy Development | National Wind Coordinating Collaborative | September 2017 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Testing for errors in estimating bird mortality rates at wind farms and power lines | Farfan, M., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Turbine Induced Bird and Bat Fatalities at Wind Projects: Statistical Methods for Mortality Estimation Using Road and Pad Carcass Surveys | Maurer, J. | August 2017 | Thesis | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds |
| Nest site selection and nest survival of Greater Prairie-Chickens near a wind energy facility | Harrison, J., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Bird Impact Analysis of a Composite Wind Turbine Blade | Tejas, K., Prashanth, A. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
| Performance Test and Verification of an Off the Shelf Automated Avian Radar Tracking System | May, R., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds |
| Grassland bird community and acoustic complexity appear unaffected by proximity to a wind energy facility in the Nebraska Sandhills | Raynor, E., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds |
| Intense short-wavelength light triggers avoidance response by Red-tailed Hawks: A new tool for raptor diversion? | Foss, C., Ronning, D., Merker, D. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Match Between Soaring Modes of Black Kites and the Fine-Scale Distribution of Updrafts | Santos, C., et al. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Stereo-Optic High Definition Imaging: A New Technology to Understand Bird and Bat Avoidance of Wind Turbines | Adams, E., et al. | July 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| The song of Skylarks Alauda arvensis indicates the deterioration of an acoustic environment resulting from wind farm start‐up | Szymanski, P., et al. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Wing Kinematics and Flexibility for Optimal Manoeuvring and Escape | Wong, J. | July 2017 | Thesis | N/A | N/A | Birds |
| Feasibility Study for Meta-Analysis of Red-Throated Diver Displacement | Dirksen, S., et al. | July 2017 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Displacement | Birds, Waterfowl |
| Interpreting failure to reject the null hypothesis of displacement from wind turbines in three species of grassland birds: Response to Johnson (2016) | Hale, A. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Birds, Passerines |
| Predation risk: a potential mechanism for effects of a wind energy facility on Greater Prairie-Chicken survival | Smith, J., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Do Terrestrial Animals Avoid Areas Close to Turbines in Functioning Wind Farms in Agricultural Landscapes? | Łopucki, R., Klich, D., Gielarek, S. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Terrestrial Mammals |
| Modeling the spatial effects of disturbance: a constructive critique to provide evidence of ecological thresholds | Powell, L., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Windy Business: Exploring a Local Wind Power Project in Germany | Dennis, K. | June 2017 | Thesis | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Long Search Intervals Underestimate Bird and Bat Fatalities Caused by Wind Turbines | Smallwood, K. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Impact of Windmills and Power Lines on Birds: A Case Study at Porbandar Taluka, Gujarat-India | Suthar, A., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Second year post-construction monitoring of bats and birds at Wind Turbine Test Centre Østerild | Therkildsen, O., Elmeros, M. | June 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Possible Behavioural, Energetic and Demographic Effects of Displacement of Red-throated Divers | Dierschke, V., et al. | June 2017 | Report | N/A | Displacement | Birds, Waterfowl |
| Seabirds? What seabirds? An exploratory study into the origin of seabirds visiting the SE North Sea and their survival bottlenecks | Leopold, M. | May 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| A Markov Model for Planning and Permitting Offshore Wind Energy: A Case Study of Radio-Tracked Terns in the Gulf of Maine, USA | Cranmer, A., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| Pre-Construction Breeding Bird Surveys Number Three Wind Energy Project Lewis County, New York | Bay, K., et al. | May 2017 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Automated bird acoustic event detection and robust species classification | Zhao, Z., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds |
| High-resolution sea duck distribution modeling: Relating aerial and ship survey data to food resources, anthropogenic pressures, and topographic variables | Heinänen, S., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| Differential Recovery of Habitat Use by Birds after Wind Farm Installation: A Multi-Year Comparison | Farfan, M., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Birds |
| The Influence of Wind Energy Development on Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus) Breeding Season Ecology in Eastern Idaho | Proett, M. | May 2017 | Thesis | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Wildlife and Wind Farms - Conflicts and Solutions, Volume 1 Onshore: Potential Effects | Perrow, M. | April 2017 | Book | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem, Terrestrial Mammals |
| Seabirds as samplers of the marine environment - a case study of northern gannets | Garthe, S., et al. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Seabirds |
| Wildlife and Wind Farms - Conflicts and Solutions, Volume 2 Onshore: Monitoring and Mitigation | Perrow, M. | April 2017 | Book | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds |
| Birds of Prey and Wind Farms | Hötker, H., Krone, O., Nehls, G. | April 2017 | Book | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Collisions of Birds of Prey with Wind Turbines - Analysis of the Circumstances | Rasran, L., Durr, T. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
| Collision Victims and Lattice Towers - Frequency of Collision, Breeding Population and Breeding Success of Birds of Prey in Two Wind Farms in Brandenburg | Durr, T., Rasran, L. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
| Conclusions, Risk Assessment, Conflict Minimisation, Practical Recommendations, Need for Further Research | Hötker, H., et al. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Distances Between Breeding Sites and White-Tailed Sea Eagles Found Dead Near Wind Turbines in Schleswig-Holstein | Grunkorn, T., Nehls, G. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors |
| Satellite Tracking of White-Tailed Sea Eagles in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg | Krone, O., Treu, G., Grunkorn, T. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors |
| Impacts of Wind Turbines on the Population and Nest Site Selection of the Montagu’s Harrier in the Hellweg Börde, North Rhine-Westphalia | Joest, R., Griesenbrock, B., Illner, H. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors |
| Red Kite | Mammen, K., Mammen, U., Resetaritz, A. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors |
| Population Development and Breeding Success of Birds of Prey in Relation to the Development of Wind Energy Use in Germany | Rasran, L., Mammen, U. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Behavioural Observations of White-Tailed Sea Eagles in the Vicinity of Wind Turbines | Grunkorn, T., et al. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Raptors |
| Impacts of Wind Turbines on the Population and Nest Site Selection of the Montagu’s Harrier in North Frisia | Rasran, L., Thomsen, K. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Raptors |
| Telemetric Monitoring of Montagu’s Harrier in Schleswig-Holstein | Grajetzky, B., Nehls, G. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors |
| Calculation of the Probability of a Collision of Territorial Birds of Prey with Wind Turbines | Rasran, L., Grajetzky, B., Mammen, U. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Raptors |
| Effects of Individuals Lost Due to Wind Turbines on the Time of Occupying a Territory, the Survival of Breeding Territories and the Breeding Success of White-Tailed Sea Eagles (Case Studies) | Grunkorn, T., Nehls, G. | April 2017 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors |
| Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Selection, Survival, and Wind Energy Infrastructure | LeBeau, C., et al. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Golden Eagle Fatalities and the Continental-Scale Consequences of Local Wind-Energy Generation | Katzner, T., et al. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
| Towards a Framework for Quantifying the Population-Level Consequences of Anthropogenic Pressures on the Environment: The Case of Seabirds and Windfarms | Cook, A., Robinson, R. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| Monitoring of wintering geese in the AES Geo Energy Wind Farm "St. Nikola" territory and the Kaliakra region in winter 2016/2017 | Zehtindjiev, P., Whitfield, P. | April 2017 | Report | Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Waterfowl |
| Nocturnal migrants do not incur higher collision risk at wind turbines than diurnally active species | Welcker, J., et al. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
| Impact on seabirds of new offshore wind energy test and demonstration projects in the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP, N. Spain) | Bald, J., et al. | March 2017 | Presentation | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| Greater sage‐grouse male lek counts relative to a wind energy development | LeBeau, C., et al. | March 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Climate Change, Wind Energy, and Conservation: A Survey of Conflicting Issues | Bauman, D. | March 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Distribution, Nesting Activities, and Age-Class of Territorial Pairs of Golden Eagles at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, California, 2014-16 | Kolar, P., Wiens, J. | March 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Review of Methods and Techniques for Field Validation of Collision Rates and Avoidance Amongst Birds and Bats at Offshore Wind Turbines | Dirksen, S. | March 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds |
| Bat 1: Estimate of bat populations at the southern North Sea - Supporting note to ZDV report no. 2016.031 Migrating bats at the southern North Sea | Lagerveld, S., et al. | March 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Comparing Bird And Bat Data For New Wind Power Generation | Smallwood, S., Neher, L. | March 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Verreauxs' Eagle and Wind Farms: Guidelines for Impact Assessment, Monitoring, and Mitigation | BirdLife South Africa | March 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Quantifying the Demographic Cost of Human-Related Mortality to a Raptor Population | Hunt, W., et al. | February 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
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