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Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with The Nature Conservancy.

Total: 43

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
The seafloor footprint of offshore wind infrastructure in the United States Ocean Runde, B., Paxton, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Gender-based ocean uses and values: Implications for marine spatial planning Meyer, A., Scherer, M., Balderamos, J. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Recommendations for built marine infrastructure that supports natural habitats Paxton, A., Lester, S., Smith, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
A synthetic analysis of post-construction displacement and attraction of marine birds at offshore wind energy installations Lamb, J., Gulka, J., Adams, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Displacement Birds
Compensatory Mitigation & Biodiversity Positive Approaches in the Marine Environment Goyert, H., Jedele, T. Presentation Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
State of the Policy: Building an Enabling Environment to Support the Delivery of Biodiversity Positive Outcomes Requires the Interface of Science and Policy Jedele, T., Steingard, S., Press, K Presentation Wind Energy
Birds and Bats - Key Research Needs and Ongoing Activities Lamb, J., Forcey, G., Lyons, D. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Bats, Birds
Mapping the planet’s critical areas for biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people Neugarten, R., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Sharp, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Modeling migration and movement of gray bats Holliday, C., Wisby, J., Roby, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Can Offshore Wind Development Have a Net Positive Impact on Biodiversity? Regulatory and Scientific Perspectives and Considerations Jedele, T., Migliaccio, E., Wyman, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Monitoring of Marine Life During Offshore Wind Energy Development—Guidelines and Recommendations Kershaw, F., Jones, A., Folsom-O’Keefe, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Minimizing habitat conflicts in meeting net-zero energy targets in the western United States Wu, G., Jones, R., Leslie, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Distributing transmitters to maximize population-level representativeness in automated radio telemetry studies of animal movement Lamb, J., Loring, P., Paton, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds
Site wind right: Identifying low-impact wind development areas in the Central United States Hise, C., Obermeyer, B., Ahlering, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning
Benthos Workgroup Report for the State of the Science Workshop on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy 2020: Cumulative Impacts Degraer, S., Hutchison, Z., LoBue, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
West Coast Entanglement Science Workshop Report The Nature Conservancy, California Ocean Protection Council Workshop Article Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Four steps for the Earth: mainstreaming the post-2020 global biodiversity framework Milner-Gulland, E., Addison, P., Arlidge, W. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Scientists Collecting Data on Commercial Fish Species in Wind Energy Lease Areas NOAA Fisheries Webpage Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions
Boundary spanning among research and policy communities to address the emerging industrial revolution in the ocean Posner, S., Fenichel, E., McCauley, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Renewable Energy and Land Use in India: A Vision to Facilitate Sustainable Development Kiesecker, J., Baruch-Mordo, S., Heiner, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions
Integrated Risk Assessment for the Blue Economy Hodgson, E., Essington, T., Samhouri, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Practical Approaches and Advances in Spatial Tools to Achieve Multi-Objective Marine Spatial Planning Lombard, A., Ban, N., Smith, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Ocean Solutions to Address Climate Change and Its Effects on Marine Ecosystems Gattuso, J., Magnan, A., Bopp, L. Journal Article Marine Energy
Comparison of Recent Oil and Gas, Wind Energy, and Other Anthropogenic Landscape Alteration Factors in Texas Through 2014 Pierre, J., Wolaver, B., Labay, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment
An approach for evaluating changes in land-use from energy sprawl and other anthropogenic activities with implications for biotic resource management Wolaver, B., Pierre, J., Labay, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Reptiles
An indicator-based adaptive management framework and its development for data-limited fisheries in Belize McDonald, G., Harford, B., Arrivillaga, A. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Modeling the Distribution of Migratory Bird Stopovers to Inform Landscape-Scale Siting of Wind Development Pocewicz, A., Estes-Zumpf, W., Andersen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Measuring the Effectiveness of Conservation: A Novel Framework to Quantify the Benefits of Sage-Grouse Conservation Policy and Easements in Wyoming Copeland, H., Pocewicz, A., Naugle, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Catching the Right Wave: Evaluating Wave Energy Resources and Potential Compatibility with Existing Marine and Coastal Uses Kim, C., Toft, J., Papenfus, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Wind and Wildlife in the Northern Great Plains: Identifying Low-Impact Areas for Wind Development Fargione, J., Kiesecker, J., Slaats, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Energy By Design: Science-Based Wind Energy Siting to Avoid Environmental Impact In the Continental United States Fargione, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Potential impacts of energy development on shrublands in western North America Pocewicz, A., Copeland, H., Kiesecker, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change
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, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Development by Design: Mitigating Wind Development's Impacts on Wildlife in Kansas Obermeyer, B., Manes, R., Kiesecker, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Wind Energy's Subtle Effect - Habitat Fragmentation Pruett, J. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Win-Win for Wind and Wildlife: A Vision to Facilitate Sustainable Development Kiesecker, J., Evans, J., Fargione, J. Journal Article Wind Energy
State of the Washington Coast: Ecology, Management, and Research Priorities Skewgar, E., Dethier, M., Pearson, S. Report Marine Energy Chemicals Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
A Currency for Offsetting Energy Development Impacts: Horse-Trading Sage-Grouse on the Open Market Doherty, K., Naugle, D., Evans, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Hydrodynamic and Ecological Assessment of Nearshore Restoration: A Modeling Study Yang, Z., Sobocinski, K., Heatwole, D. Journal Article Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency: Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America McDonald, R., Fargione, J., Kiesecker, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Ecosystem Processes

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