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The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university located in Cape Town in theWestern Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa. The language of instruction is English.

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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 University of Cape Town.

Total: 23

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Incorporating Indigenous perspectives: an impact assessment of renewable energy development on wildlife conservation Wang, Y., Sun, J., Meadows, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
The responsibility of Western European coastal states for the conservation of two emblematic migratory seabirds in the context of offshore wind farms Bernard, A., Courbin, N., Tornos, J. Journal Article Collision, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Global Marine Flyways Identified for Long-Distance Migrating Seabirds From Tracking Data Morten, J., Carneiro, A., Beal, M. Journal Article Birds, Seabirds
A utilization distribution for the global population of Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) to guide wind energy development Cervantes, F., Murgatroyd, M., Allan, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Wind energy expansion and birds: Identifying priority areas for impact avoidance at a national level Balotari-Chiebao, F., Santangeli, A., Piirainen, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes
A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor Murgatroyd, M., Bouten, W., Amar, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Estimating bird flight height using 3-D photogrammetry Prinsloo, N., Postma, M., Ryan, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds
Factors affecting carcass detection at wind farms using dogs and human searchers del Valle, J., Peralta, F., Arjona, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
On a collision course? The large diversity of birds killed by wind turbines in South Africa Perold, V., Ralston-Paton, S., Ryan, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
South African Bat Fatality Threshold Guidelines: Edition 3 MacEwan, K., Aronson, J., Richardson, K. Guidance Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status Hilborn, R., Amoroso, R. , Anderson, C. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Future Directions in Conservation Research on Petrels and Shearwaters Rodríguez, A., Arcos, J., Bretagnolle, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Seabirds, Birds
State of the World's Raptors: Distributions, Threats, and Conservation Recommendations McClure, C., Westrip, J., Johnson, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
Combining radar and direct observation to estimate pelican collision risk at a proposed wind farm on the Cape west coast, South Africa Jenkins, A., Reid, T., du Plessis, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance Waterfowl, Birds
What Drives Attitudes towards Marine Renewable Energy Development in Island Communities in the UK? de Groot, J., Bailey, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Using Spatial Analyses of Bearded Vulture Movements in Southern Africa to Inform Wind Turbine Placement Reid, T., Kruger, S., Whitfield, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Raptors, Birds
Building the Blue Economy: The Role of Marine Spatial Planning in Facilitating Offshore Renewable Energy Development Young, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
South African Good Practice Guidelines for Operational Monitoring for Bats at Wind Energy Facilities Aronson, J., Richardson, E., MacEwan, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Artificial Wetlands and Surrounding Habitats Provide Important Foraging Habitat for Bats in Agricultural Landscapes in the Western Cape, South Africa Sirami, C., Jacobs, D., Cumming, G. Journal Article Bats
Challenges and opportunities for animal conservation from renewable energy development Katzner, T., Johnson, J., Evans, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Ecosystem Processes
Wave Energy Distribution Across the Agulhas Bank, A Source of Renewable Energy for a Seawater Pumped Storage Scheme Francisco, F. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Modelling South African Agulhas Marine Current Profile Data for Electricity Generation Williams, A., Nthontho, M., Chowdhury, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Ocean Current
Bird Collisions with Power Lines: Failing to See the Way Ahead? Martin, G., Shaw, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Avoidance Birds

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