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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Draft Black Oak & Getty Wind Avian and Bat Protection Plan | Black Oak Wind; Getty Wind Company | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Avian and Bat Protection Plan for the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility | Ocotillo Express | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Raptors | |
Habitat Use, Disturbance and Collision Risks for Bewick's Swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii Wintering Near a Wind Farm in the Netherlands | Fijn, R.; Krijgsveld, K.; Tijsen, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Waterfowl | |
Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Heading for an Understanding of Environmental Impacts | Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
Interactions with Offshore Wind Energy: Birds and Bats | Island Institute | Presentation | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Collision, Changes in Flow, Avoidance, Attraction | Seabirds, Birds, Bats | |
Flight Call Rates of Migrating Thrushes: Effects of Wind Conditions, Humidity and Time of Day at an Illuminated Offshore Platform | Hüppop, O.; Hilgerloh, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Attraction | Passerines, Birds | |
Avian and Bat Protection Plan: AWA Goodhue Wind Project | Westwood Professional Services | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Bats and Bat Habitats: Guidelines for Wind Power Projects | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Report | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and Wind Farms: A Case Study in the Dutch North Sea | Scheidat, M.; Tougaard, J.; Brasseur, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Attraction | Marine Mammals | |
Wind turbines as landscape impediments to the migratory connectivity of bats | Cryan, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Insect Attraction to Wind Turbines: Does Colour Play a Role? | Long, C.; Flint, J.; Lepper, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates, Birds, Bats | |
An Assessment of the Bat Fauna at the Hepburn Community Wind Farm, Leonards Hill, Victoria | Richards, G. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Aggregation and Feeding Behaviour of Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at Wind Turbines in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Reubens, J.; Degraer, S.; Vincx, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Bat Mortality and Activity at a Northern Iowa Wind Resource Area | Jain, A.; Koford, R.; Hancock, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
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 | |
Bats are not birds and other problems with Sovacool's (2009) analysis of animal fatalities due to electricity generation | Willis, C.; Barclay, R.; Boyles, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
Are Flying Wildlife Attracted to (or do they Avoid) Wind Turbines? | Larkin, R. | Report | Wind Energy | Avoidance, Attraction | Birds, Bats | |
Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Early Environmental Impact Assessment and Spatio-Temporal Variability | Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Best Management Practices for Bats in New Mexico | Balistreri, M. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats | |
Causes of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines: Hypotheses and Predictions | Cryan, P.; Barclay, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Passerines, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts | |
Bird species of concern at wind farms in New Zealand | Powlesland, R. | Book | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds | |
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 | |
Colonization of an Artificial Hard Substrate by Mytilus edulis in the German Bight | Joschko, T.; Buck, B.; Gutow, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
How Ecofriendly are Wind Farms? | Cohn, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds, Bats | |
Collision Effects of Wind-power Generators and Other Obstacles on Birds | Drewitt, A.; Langston, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Birds | |
Mating Behavior as a Possible Cause of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines | Cryan, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats | |
Investigations of the Bird Collision Risk and the Responses of Harbour Porpoises in the Offshore Wind Farms Horns Rev, North Sea, and Nysted, Baltic Sea, in Denmark - Part II: Harbour porpoises | Diederichs,A.; Hennig, V.; Nehls, G. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Noise | Birds, Marine Mammals | |
Green Light For Nocturnally Migrating Birds | Poot, H.; Ens, B.; De Vries, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Lighting | Birds | |
Investigations of the Bird Collision Risk and the Responses of Harbour Porpoises in the Offshore Wind Farms Horns Rev, North Sea, and Nysted, Baltic Sea, in Denmark - Part I: Birds | Blew, J.; Hoffmann, M.; Nehls, G.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
Behavioral Responses of Bats to Operating Wind Turbines | Horn, J.; Arnett, E.; Kunz, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Review of the Reef Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Structures and their Potential for Enhancement and Mitigation | UK Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Ecological Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Bats: Questions, Research Needs, and Hypotheses | Kunz, T.; Arnett, E.; Erickson, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Bats | |
Bats and Offshore Wind Turbines Studied in Southern Scandinavia | Ahlén, I.; Bach, L.; Baagøe, H.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Developing Field and Analytical Methods to Assess Avian Collision Risk at Wind Farms | Band, W.; Madders, M.; Whitfield, D. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
Information Needs to Support Environmental Impact Assessments of the Effects of European Marine Offshore Wind Farms on Birds | Fox, A.; Desholm, M.; Kahlert, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Bird Migration Studies and Potential Collision Risk with Offshore Wind Turbines | Hüppop, O.; Dierschke, J.; Exo, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Passerines | |
The Effect of Avoidance Rates on Bird Mortality Predictions Made by Wind Turbine Collision Risk Models | Chamberlain, D.; Rehfisch, M.; Fox, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Waterfowl, Seabirds, Raptors, Birds | |
Impacts on Biodiversity of Exploitation of Renewable Energy Sources: The Example of Birds and Bats | Hötker, H.; Thomsen, K.; Jeromin, H. | Report | Wind Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds | |
Battered by harsh winds - must bats pay the price for wind energy? | Tuttle, M. | Magazine Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Attraction | Bats | |
Bat Activity, Composition, and Collision Mortality At a Large Wind Plant in Minnesota | Johnson, G.; Perlik, M.; Erickson, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
Does the Wind Power Industry Threaten Marbled Murrelets or Do Marbled Murrelets Threaten the Wind Power Industry? | Cooper, J.; Beauchesne, S. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Seabirds | |
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 | |
Developing Methods To Reduce Bird Mortality In The Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area | Smallwood, K.; Thelander, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Wind Turbines and Bats - A Pilot Study | Ahlén, I. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Attraction | Passerines, Birds, Bats | |
Bird Risk Behaviors and Fatalities at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area: Period of Performance: March 1998 - December 2000 | Thelander, C.; Smallwood, K.; Rugge, L. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Raptors, Birds | |
Bat Interactions With Wind Turbines at the Buffalo Ridge, Minnesota Wind Resource Area: An Assessment of Bat Activity, Species Composition, and Collision Mortality | Johnson, G.; Perlik, M.; Erickson, W.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Bats | |
Effects of offshore wind farms on birds: "Cuisinarts of the sky" or just tilting at windmills? | Tingley, M. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Seabirds, Passerines, Birds | |
Golden Eagles in a Perilous Landscape: Predicting the Effects of Mitigation for Wind Turbine Blade Strike Mortality | Hunt, G. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Avian Collisions with Wind Turbines: A Summary of Existing Studies and Comparisons to Other Sources of Avian Collision Mortality in the United States | Erickson, W.; Johnson, G.; Strickland, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Birds, Passerines, Raptors |
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