Grouse (Tetraoninae) inhabit a wide range of habitats across the northern hemisphere. Six species occur in Europe: Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), Caucasian grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) and Hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia). Grouse can be sensitive to human disturbance, which leads to increasing conflicts between species conservation and human activities in grouse habitats, particularly in remnant populations. Effects of wind farms on European grouse species range from collision mortality to behavioral responses leading to spatial displacement, which may impact population size. This summary represents a general overview of the research, produced by WREN under IEA Wind. A list of the sources used to develop this Short Science Summary is also available here.
Short Science Summary: European Grouse and Wind Energy Development
The table below contains the literature relevant to this summary document and will continue to be updated as new literature is added to Tethys.
| Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trends in greater sage-grouse lek counts relative to existing wind energy development in Wyoming | Smith, K., LeBeau, C., Hoskovec, L., Beck, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Assessing the Use of Long-Term Lek Survey Data to Evaluate the Effect of Landscape Characteristics and Wind Facilities on Sharp Tailed Grouse Lek Dynamics in North Dakota and South Dakota | Shaffer, J., Buhl, D., Newton, W. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds | |
| Lesser prairie-chicken habitat selection and survival relative to a wind energy facility located in a fragmented landscape | LeBeau, C., Smith, K., Kosciuch, K. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Prairie grouse and wind energy: The state of the science and implications for risk assessment | Lloyd, J., Aldridge, C., Allison, T., LeBeau, C., McNew, L., Winder, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Columbian sharp-tailed grouse brood success and chick survival in a wind-energy landscape | Proett, M., Roberts, S., Messmer, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
| Virtual Forum on Prairie Grouse and Wind Energy: 2021 Synthesis | American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | ||
| Capercaillie and Wind Energy: An international research project | Taubmann, J., Coppes, J., Andrén, H. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Wind energy facilities affect resource selection of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | Taubmann, J., Kämmerle, J., Andrén, H., Braunisch, V., Storch, I., Fiedler, W., Suchant, R., Coppes, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Greater Sage‐Grouse Response to the Physical Footprint of Energy Development | Kirol, C., Smith, K., Graf, N., Dinkins, J., LeBeau, C., Maechtle, T., Sutphin, A., Beck, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Wind, sun, and wildlife: do wind and solar energy development "short-circuit" conservation in the western United States? | Agha, M., Lovich, J., Ennen, J., Todd, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | ||
| Consistent effects of wind turbines on habitat selection of capercaillie across Europe | Coppes, J., Kämmerle, J., Grunschachner-Berger, V., Braunisch, V., Bollmann, K., Mollet, P., Suchant, R., Nopp-Mayr, U. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Behavioral Response of Grouse to Wind Energy Turbines: A Quantitative Review of Survival, Habitat Selection, and Lek Attendance | LeBeau, C., Howlin, S., Tredennick, A., Kosciuch, K. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Persistence and spatial distribution of Black Grouse in east Alpine wind farms: a contribution to the "wind power versus black grouse protection" debate in Austria | Brunner, H., Friedel, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| The impact of wind energy facilities on grouse: a systematic review | Coppes, J., Braunisch, V., Bollmann, K., Storch, I., Mollet, P., Grunschachner-Berger, V., Taubmann, J., Suchant, R., Nopp-Mayr, U. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Columbian sharp‐tailed grouse nesting ecology: wind energy and habitat | Proett, M., Roberts, S., Horne, J., Koons, D., Messmer, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Male Greater Prairie-Chickens Adjust their Vocalizations in the Presence of Wind Turbine Noise | Whalen, C., Brown, M., McGee, J., Powell, L., Walsh, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse: Overview and Effects of Wind Energy Development | National Wind Coordinating Collaborative | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
| Predation risk: a potential mechanism for effects of a wind energy facility on Greater Prairie-Chicken survival | Smith, J., Brown, M., Harrison, J., Powell, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | ||
| Modeling the spatial effects of disturbance: a constructive critique to provide evidence of ecological thresholds | Powell, L., Brown, M., Smith, A., Harrison, J., Whalen, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| The Influence of Wind Energy Development on Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus) Breeding Season Ecology in Eastern Idaho | Proett, M. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Selection, Survival, and Wind Energy Infrastructure | LeBeau, C., Johnson, G., Holloran, M., Beck, J., Nielson, R., Kauffman, M., Rodemaker, E., McDonald, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
| Greater sage‐grouse male lek counts relative to a wind energy development | LeBeau, C., Beck, J., Johnson, G., Nielson, R., Holloran, M., Gerow, K., McDonald, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | |
| Indirect Effects of an Existing Wind Energy Facility on Lekking Behavior of Greater Prairie-Chickens | Smith, J., Whalen, C., Brown, M., Powell, L., Ebensperger, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | ||
| Effects of a Wind Energy Development on Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Selection and Population Demographics in Southeastern Wyoming | LeBeau, C., Johnson, G., Holloran, M., Beck, J., Nielson, R., Kauffman, M., Rodemaker, E., McDonald, T. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds | ||
| Post-Construction Avian and Bat Fatality at the Horse Butte Wind Facility, Years 1–3 | SWCA Environmental Consultants | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats, Birds | |
| Sage grouse war tests limits of partnership in West | Lavelle, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
| Responses of Male Greater Prairie-Chickens to Wind Energy Development | Winder, V., Gregory, A., McNew, L., Sandercock, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
| Recommendations for distances of wind turbines to important areas for birds as well as breeding sites of selected bird species | Working Group of German State Bird Conservancies | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
| Analysis of the Overlap between Priority Greater Sage-Grouse Habitats and Existing and Potential Energy Development Across the West: Final Report | LeBeau, C., Fruhwirth, J., Boehrs, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| Evidence of Negative Effects of Anthropogenic Structures on Wildlife: A Review of Grouse Survival and Behaviour | Hovick, T., Elmore, R., Dahlgren, D., Fuhlendorf, S., Engle, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
| Short-Term Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Greater Sage-Grouse Fitness | LeBeau, C., Beck, J., Johnson, G., Holloran, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
| Effects of Wind Energy Development on Nesting Ecology of Greater Prairie-Chickens in Fragmented Grasslands | McNew, L., Hunt, L., Gregory, A., Wisely, S., Sandercock, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
| Upland Land use Predicts Population Decline in a Globally Near-Threatened Wader | Douglas, D., Bellamy, P., Stephen, L., Pearce-Higgins, J., Wilson, J., Grant, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
| Space use by Female Greater Prairie-Chickens in Response to Wind Energy Development | Winder, V., NcNew, L., Gregory, A., Hunt, L., Wisely, S., Sandercock, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
| Effects of Wind Energy Development on Survival of Female Greater Prairie-Chickens | Winder, V., NcNew, L., Gregory, A., Hunt, L., Wisely, S., Sandercock, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
| Evaluating Greater Sage-Grouse Seasonal Space Use Relative to Leks: Implications for Surface Use Designations in Sagebrush Ecosystems | Coates, P., Casazza, M., Blomberg, E., Gardner, S., Espinosa, S., Yee, J., Wiechman, L., Halstead, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds | |
| Fågelundersökningar vid Storruns vindkraftanläggning, Jämtland (Bird surveys at Storrun's wind farm, Jämtland) | Falkdalen, U., Lindahl, L., Nygård, T. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Ground-Nesting 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., Griffiths, T., Keinath, D., Evans, J., Platt, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
| 50 CFR Part 17: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse; Proposed Rule | Gelat, P. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
| Experimental Chronic Noise Is Related to Elevated Fecal Corticosteroid Metabolites in Lekking Male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) | Blickley, J., Word, K., Krakauer, A., Phillips, J., Sells, S., Taff, C., Wingfield, J., Patricelli, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds |