Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind energy, supporting the WREN initiative. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box, including targeted searches (e.g., org:DOE, author:copping). Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Red Kites and Wind Farms - Telemetry Data from the Core Breeding Range Hötker, H.; Mammen, K.; Mammen, U.; et al. Book Chapter Wind Energy Collision Passerines, Birds
The Effect of Sound on Bird Behaviour Application in Wind Farms Georgiev, M.; Marinov, M.; Zehtindjiev, P. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Noise Birds, Passerines
Assessing Impacts to Birds from the Buffalo Ridge, Minnesota Windplant Development Erickson, W.; Johnson, G.; Strickland, M.; et al. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Waterfowl
Reproductive success of Horned Lark and McCown's Longspur in relation to wind energy infrastructure Mahoney, A.; Chalfoun, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Passerines, Birds
Bird Collisions at Wind Turbines in a Mountainous Area Related to Bird Movement Intensities Measured by Radar Aschwanden, J.; Stark, H.; Peter, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Passerines, Birds
A call-independent and automatic acoustic system for the individual recognition of animals: A novel model using four passerines Cheng, J.; Sun, Y.; Ji, L. Journal Article Passerines, Birds
Wind farms affect the occurrence, abundance and population trends of small passerine birds: The case of the Dupont's lark Gomez-Catasus, J.; Garza, V.; Traba, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Passerines, Birds
Interpreting failure to reject the null hypothesis of displacement from wind turbines in three species of grassland birds: Response to Johnson (2016) Hale, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Passerines, Birds
Flight Speeds among Bird Species: Allometric and Phylogenetic Effects Alerstam, T.; Rosen, M.; Backman, J.; et al. Journal Article Birds, Passerines, Waterfowl
Response of Night-Migrating Songbirds in Cloud to Colored and Flashing Light Evans, W.; Akashi, Y.; Altman, N.; et al. Journal Article Lighting Birds, Passerines
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
Characteristics of Avian Mortality at a North Florida Television Tower: A 29-Year Study Engstrom, R.; Crawford, R. Journal Article Habitat Change Birds, Passerines
Influence of Behavior on Bird Mortality in Wind Energy Developments Smallwood, K.; Rugge, L.; Morrison, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Waterfowl
Flight-Call and their Value for Future Ornithological Studies and Conservation Research Farnsworth, A. Journal Article Birds, Passerines
Effects of wind energy production on a threatened species, the Bicknell’s Thrush Catharus bicknelli, with and without mitigation Lemaître, J.; Lamarre, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Passerines
Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities May, R.; Nygård, T.; Falkdalen, U.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Waterfowl
Effects of wind farms on the nest distribution of magpie (Pica pica) in agroforestry systems of Chongming Island, China Song, N.; Xu, H.; Zhao, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Passerines
Major threats to a migratory raptor vary geographically along the eastern Mediterranean flyway Oppel, S.; Arkumarev, V.; Bakari, S,; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Passerines, Raptors
The effects of atmospheric currents on the migratory behavior of soaring birds: a review Nourani, E.; Yamaguchi, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Seabirds
Keeping the West Wild: Conservation and Rapid Energy Development Fargione, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Environmental Justice, Legal & Policy
The Flight Behaviour of Individual Passerine Nocturnal Migrants: A Tracking Radar Study Able, K. Journal Article Passerines, Birds
Spectral Density of Polarimetric Variables Separating Biological Scatters in the VAD Display Bachmann, S.; Zrnić, D. Journal Article Passerines, Birds
Speeds and Wingbeat Frequencies of Migrating Birds Compared with Calculated Benchmarks Pennycuick, C. Journal Article Birds, Passerines, Raptors
Avian Collision Mortality at 50- and 60- m Guyed Towers in Central California Kerlinger, P.; Guarnaccia, J.; Hasch, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Passerines
Fate of Unproductive and Unattractive Habitats: Recent Changes in Iberian Steppes and their Effects on Endangered Avifauna Laiolo, P.; Tella, J. Journal Article Habitat Change Passerines, Birds
Effects of Wind Turbines on Upland Nesting Birds in Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands Leddy, K.; Higgins, K.; Naugle, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Passerines
Nocturnal Bird Migration in Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington Mabee, T.; Cooper, B. Journal Article Birds, Passerines, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Nest Survival of Red-Winged Blackbirds in Agricultural Areas Developed for Wind Energy Gillespie, M.; Dinsmore, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision Passerines, Birds
Wing-Beat Characteristics of Birds Recorded with Tracking Radar and Cine Camera Bruderer, B.; Peter, D.; Boldt, A.; et al. Journal Article Passerines, Birds
How do diurnal long-distance migrants select flight altitude in relation to wind? Mateos-Rodriguez, M.; Liechti, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Shorebirds, Raptors, Passerines, Birds
Nesting Success of Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus forficatus) at a Wind Farm in Northern Texas Rubenstahl, T.; Hale, A.; Karsten, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Passerines, Birds
Underestimated Scale of Songbird Offshore Migration Across the South-Eastern North Sea during Autumn Brust, V.; Hüppop, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Passerines
Wind farm noise shifts vocalizations of a threatened shrub-steppe passerine Gomez-Catasus, J.; Barrero, A.; Llusia, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds, Passerines
Bird–building collisions in the United States: Estimates of annual mortality and species vulnerability Loss, S.; Will, T.; Loss, S.; et al. Journal Article Collision Birds, Passerines, Human Dimensions
An ecological risk assessment for the impacts of offshore wind farms on birds in Australia Reid, K.; Baker, G.; Woehler, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Birds, Passerines, Seabirds
Wind turbines in managed forests partially displace common birds Rehling, F.; Delius, A.; Ellerbrok, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Birds, Passerines, Raptors
Bird Flight Characteristics Near Wind Turbines in Minnesota Osborn, R.; Dieter, C.; Higgins, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Passerines, Waterfowl
Collision Mortality of Local and Migrant Birds at a Large-Scale Wind-Power Development on Buffalo Ridge, Minnesota Johnson, G.; Erickson, W.; Strickland, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Bird Movements and Collision Mortality at a Large Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Byrne, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Waterfowl, Raptors, Passerines, Birds
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
Evaluating the Regional Cumulative Impact of Wind Farms on Birds: How can Spatially Explicit Dynamic Modelling Improve Impact Assessments and Monitoring? Bastos, R.; Pinhanços, A.; Santos, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Passerines, Birds
Bird Movements at Rotor Heights Measured Continuously with Vertical Radar at a Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Fijn, R.; Krijgsveld, K.; Poot, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Avoidance Seabirds, Passerines, Birds
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
Is wind energy increasing the impact of socio-ecological change on Mediterranean mountain ecosystems? Insights from a modelling study relating wind power boost options with a declining species Ferreira, D.; Freixo, C.; Cabral, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Passerines
Complex behaviour in complex terrain - Modelling bird migration in a high resolution wind field across mountainous terrain to simulate observed patterns Aurbach, A.; Schmid, B.; Liechti, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Birds, Passerines
Detection of wind turbines rotary motion by birds: A matter of speed and contrast Blary, C.; Bonadonna, F.; Dussauze, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Passerines, Raptors
EolPop, a R-shiny tool for quantifying the demographic impact of species exposed to fatalities: Application to bird collisions with wind turbines Chambert, T.; Duriez, O.; Deleaux, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Passerines, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Effects of wind turbine noise on songbird behavior during nonbreeding season Lehnardt, Y.; Barber, J.; Berger-Tal, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds, Passerines
Green Dilemma of Wind Farm on Avifauna: Future Ecological Considerations of Wind Energy Expansion in Ethiopia Mulualem, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Development of the information system for forecasting collision between birds and wind farms Osadchyi, V.; Siokhin, V.; Gorlov, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines

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