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Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative (BWEC)

Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Total results: 199
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
2022 Pacific Seabird Group 49th Annual Meeting. 22 - 25 February 2022 Pacific Seabird Group (PSG) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
A Call for Conservation Scientists to Evaluate Opportunities and Risks from Operation of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Santangeli, A., Katzner, T. Journal Article Wind Energy
A Comment on "Bats Killed in Large Numbers at United States Wind Energy Facilities" Huso, M., Dalthorp, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
A Comment on Novel Scavenger Removal Trials Increase Wind Turbine-Caused Avian Fatality Estimates Huso, M., Erickson, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
A Comprehensive Analysis of Small-Passerine Fatalities from Collision with Turbines at Wind Energy Facilities Erickson, W., Wolfe, M., Bay, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
A continuously updated, geospatially rectified database of utility-scale wind turbines in the United States Rand, J., Kramer, L., Garrity, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
A crane movement model parameterized using portable radar for evaluating response to wind energy development Kirsch, E., Diehl, R., Suarez, M. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Shorebirds
A framework for decision points to trigger adaptive management actions in long-term incidental take permits Dalthorp, D., Huso, M. Report Wind Energy Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
A Method to Assess the Population-Level Consequences of Wind Energy Facilities on Bird and Bat Species Diffendorfer, J., Beston, J., Merrill, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy Birds, Bats
Abundance and Density of Lesser Prairie-Chickens and Leks in Texas Timmer, J., Butler, M., Ballard, W. Journal Article Birds
Accounting for False-Positive Acoustic Detections of Bats Using Occupancy Models Clement, M., Rodhouse, T., Ormsbee, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Accounting for Unsearched Areas in Estimating Wind Turbine-Caused Fatality Huso, M., Dalthorp, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Acoustic and Genetic Data Can Reduce Uncertainty Regarding Populations of Migratory Tree-Roosting Bats Impacted by Wind Energy Hale, A., Hein, C., Straw, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Activity Patterns of Bats During the Fall and Spring Along Ridgelines in the Central Appalachians Muthersbaugh, M., Ford, W., Powers, K. Journal Article Bats
Adaptive management of natural resources-framework and issues Williams, B. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Adaptive management to improve eagle conservation at terrestrial wind facilities New, L., Simonis, J., Otto, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Raptors
Adaptive Management: From More Talk to Real Action Williams, B., Brown, E. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Adaptive management: The U.S. Department of the Interior technical guide Williams, B., Szaro, R., Shapiro, C. Report Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Advancing Migratory Bird Conservation and Management by Using Radar: An Interagency Collaboration Ruth, J., Barrow, W., Sojda,R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions
Agassiz’s desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) activity areas are little changed after wind turbine-induced fires in California Lovich, J., Agha, M., Ennen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Reptiles
Application of Isoscapes to Determine Geographic Origin of Terrestrial Wildlife for Conservation and Management Vander Zanden, H., Nelson, D., Wunder, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Applying Radar Technology to Migratory Bird Conservation and Management: Strengthening and Expanding a Collaborative Ruth, J. Report Wind Energy Birds, Bats
Assessing individual movement, habitat use, and behavior of non-breeding marine birds in relation to prey availability in the US Atlantic Gulka, J., Berlin, A., Friedland, K. Journal Article Birds, Fish, Pelagic Fish
Assessing local population vulnerability with branching process models: an application to wind energy development Erickson, R., Eager, E., Stanton, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Assessing population‐level consequences of anthropogenic stressors for terrestrial wildlife Katzner, T., Braham, M., Conkling, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Assessing the Risks Posed by SARS-CoV-2 in and via North American Bats - Decision Framing and Rapid Risk Assessment Runge, M., Grant, E., Coleman, J. Report Bats
Assessing the State of Knowledge of Utility-Scale Wind Energy Development and Operation on Non-Volant Terrestrial and Marine Wildlife Lovich, J., Ennen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
At-sea distribution and abundance of seabirds off southern California: A 20-year comparison Mason, J., McChesney, G., McIver, W. Journal Article Birds, Seabirds
Avian Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities in North America: A Comparison of Recent Approaches Johnson, D., Loss, S., Smallwood, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
AWWI Technical Report: Performance of the GenEst Mortality Estimator Compared to the Huso and Shoenfeld Estimators Rabie, P., Riser-Espinoza, D., Studyvin, J. Report Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes Ellis, K., Pearse, A., Brandt, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Bat activity patterns relative to temporal and weather effects in a temperate coastal environment Gorman, K., Barr, E., Ries, L. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats
Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines: Investigating the Causes and Consequences Cryan, P. Website Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Bat Mortality and Activity at a Northern Iowa Wind Resource Area Jain, A., Koford, R., Hancock, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Bats
Bats and Wind Energy - A Literature Synthesis and Annotated Bibliography Ellison, L. Report Wind Energy Bats
BatTool: projecting bat populations facing multiple stressors using a demographic model Wiens, A., Schorg, A., Szymanski, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Bats
Behavior of Bats at Wind Turbines Cryan, P., Gorresen, P., Hein, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement Bats
Behavior of the Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) at Wind Turbines and its Distribution Across the North Ko'olau Mountains, O'ahu Gorresen, P., Cryan, P., Huso, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Behavioral patterns of bats at a wind turbine confirm seasonality of fatality risk Goldenberg, S., Cryan, P., Gorresen, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement Bats
Benthic assemblages of mega epifauna on the Oregon continental margin Hemery, L., Henkel, S., Cochrane, G. Journal Article Fish, Invertebrates
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