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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes | Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Wind energy expansion and birds: Identifying priority areas for impact avoidance at a national level | Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Santangeli, A.; Piirainen, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes | |
International assessment of priority environmental issues for land-based and offshore wind energy development | Green, R.; Gill, E.; Hein, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Quantifying the differences in avian attack rates on reptiles between an infrastructure and a control site | Law, C.; Lancaster, L.; Hall, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Reptiles | |
CEDREN Final Report | Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Fish | ||
Wind Energy Technologies Office Multi-Year Program Plan Fiscal Years 2021—2025 | Marlay, R.; Ahlgrimm, J.; Clapper, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Greening the Wind: Environmental and Social Considerations for Wind Power Development | Ledec, G.; Rapp, K.; Aiello, R. | Book | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes, Birds, Bats | ||
A Review of the Impacts of Onshore Wind Energy Development on Biodiversity | Tosh, D.; Montgomery, W.; Reid, N. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Effects of habitat factors on the plant diversity on naturally-restored wind farm slopes | Wang, P.; Yu, H.; Xiao, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Vegetation Types and Valuable Habitats at the Islets Sandholmene in Rost Municipality, Nordland County - Impact Assessment in Relation to Planned Construction of Wind Power Station | Bjerke, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Planning for Net Biodiversity Gains: A Case Study of Hau_uru m_ raki Wind Farm, New Zealand | Craig, J.; Kessels, G.; Langlands, P.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Operational-dependent wind turbine wake impact on surface momentum flux revealed by snow-powered flow imaging | Abraham, A.; Hong, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes | |
Using Environmental Impact Assessment and Post-Construction Monitoring Data to Inform Wind Energy Developments | Zwart, M.; Robson, P.; Rankin, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Predicting the Response of Bird Populations to Wind Energy-Related Deaths | Morrison, M.; Pollock, K.; Oberg, A.; et al. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Raptors, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Ecosystem Processes | ||
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summer 2016–Spring 2019 Seasonal Surveys Large Bony Fish and Fish Shoals Final Report | Normandeau Associates Inc | Report | Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Fish | ||
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee Recommendations | US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish | ||
Wind Farms and Biodiversity: Improving Environmental Risk Assessments | Boothroyd, I.; Barea, L. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Wildlife and Wind Farms - Conflicts and Solutions, Volume 1. Onshore: Potential Effects | Perrow, M. | Book | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Invertebrates, Reptiles, Terrestrial Mammals | |
Ecological Baseline Studies Report Proposed Dry Lake Wind Project, Navajo County, Arizona | Young, D. Jr.; Poulton, V.; Bay, K. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Positive Planning for Onshore Wind Expanding Onshore Wind Energy Capacity while Conserving Nature | Bowyer, C.; Baldock, D.; Tucker, G.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
U.S. Geological Survey energy and wildlife research annual report for 2019 | Khalil, M. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Terrestrial Mammals | ||
Enabling Renewable Energy While Protecting Wildlife: An Ecological Risk-Based Approach to Wind Energy Development Using Ecosystem-Based Management Values | Copping, A.; Gorton, A.; May, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Predicting the trends of vertebrate species richness as a response to wind farms installation in mountain ecosystems of northwest Portugal | Santos, M.; Bastos, R.; Travassos, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
The Effects of Wind Turbines on Antipredator Behavior in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) | Rabin, L.; Coss, R.; Owings, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise, Collision, Avoidance | Terrestrial Mammals, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
Bird-Community Shifts in Relation to Wind Farms: A Case Study Comparing a Wind Farm, Croplands, and Secondary Forests in Southern Mexico | Villegas-Patraca, R.; Macgregor-Fors, I.; Ortiz-Martinez, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
Challenges of future energy landscapes in Germany — a nature conservation perspective | Ponitka, J.; Boettner, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Environmental variables for distribution modelling of UK marine megafauna species | Wilkinson, D.; Quinn, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles | ||
Guidance document on wind energy developments and EU nature legislation | European Commission | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Assessing the Impact of Wind Farms on the Plant Diversity of Blanket Bogs in the Xistral Mountains (NW Spain) | Fraga, M.; Romero-Pedeira, D.; Souto, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Comparing the Ecological Impacts of Wind and Oil and Gas Development: A Landscape Scale Assessment | Jones, N.; Pejchar, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Effects of wind farms and food scarcity on a large scavenging bird species following an epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy | Martinez-Abrain, A.; Tavecchia, G.; Regan, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
Detecting Wind Farm Impacts on Local Vegetation Growth in Texas and Illinois Using MODIS Vegetation Greenness Measurements | Xia, G.; Zhou, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Vegetation Cover Change of Çeşme Alaçatı Wind Power Plant Using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) | Balik, G.; Aktaş, E.; Önaç, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Potential environmental impacts of wind energy development: A global perspective | Nazir, M.; Ali, N.; Bilal, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes | |
Design, production, and validation of the biological and structural performance of an ecologically engineered concrete block mattress: A Nature-Inclusive Design for shoreline and offshore construction | Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Minimizing habitat conflicts in meeting net-zero energy targets in the western United States | Wu, G.; Jones, R.; Leslie, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
The association of windmills with conservation of pollinating insects and wild plants in homogeneous farmland of western Poland | Pustkowiak, S.; Banaszak-Cibicka, W.; Mielczarek, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts Related to the Wind Farms End-of-Life | Mello, G.; Dias, M.; Robaina, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment | |
Renewable Energy: Wind Turbines, Solar Cells, Small Hydroelectric Plants, Biomass, and Geothermal Sources of Energy | Kablar, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Fish | |
Detection-reaction systems in onshore windfarms, a mitigation solution to reduce bird fatalities: Principles for a relevant assessment of their performances | Corbeau, A.; Dupont, S.; Besnard, A. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes | |
Environmental Impact of Solar and Wind energy- A Review | Hamed, T.; Alshare, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Environmental and Structural Safety Issues Related to Wind Energy | Dai, K.; Gao, K.; Huang, Z. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Biodiversity conservation versus wind power development in the state of Oklahoma: assessing opinion where green interests collide | Burch, C. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Positive ecological effects of wind farms on vegetation in China’s Gobi desert | Xu, K.; He, L.; Hu, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Scoping advice on information required in environmental impact assessment reports in relation to assessing risk to freshwater and diadromous fish and associated fisheries | Marine Scotland Science | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries | ||
Assessing the effect of wind farms in fauna with a mathematical model | Roman, P.; Salinas, C.; Araujo, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Field Observations During Wind Turbine Foundation Installation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island | Amaral, J.; Beard, R.; Barham, R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish | |
Quantifying biodiversity trade-offs in the face of widespread renewable and unconventional energy development | Popescu, V.; Munshaw, R.; Shackelford, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Riverine, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Fish, Terrestrial Mammals | ||
Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency: Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America | McDonald, R.; Fargione, J.; Kiesecker, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Wind and Wildlife: Siting Issues and Challenges | Walker, R.; Swift, A. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind | Terrestrial Mammals, Fish, Birds, Bats |
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