Short Science Summary: European Migratory Soaring Birds and Wind Energy Development

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Distribution, Nesting Activities, and Age-Class of Territorial Pairs of Golden Eagles at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, California, 2014-16 Kolar, P., Wiens, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
Review of Methods and Techniques for Field Validation of Collision Rates and Avoidance Amongst Birds and Bats at Offshore Wind Turbines Dirksen, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Bat 1: Estimate of bat populations at the southern North Sea - Supporting note to ZDV report no. 2016.031 Migrating bats at the southern North Sea Lagerveld, S., Limpens, H., Schillemans, M., Scholl, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Verreauxs' Eagle and Wind Farms: Guidelines for Impact Assessment, Monitoring, and Mitigation BirdLife South Africa Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
Comparing Bird And Bat Data For New Wind Power Generation Smallwood, S., Neher, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Quantifying the Demographic Cost of Human-Related Mortality to a Raptor Population Hunt, W., Wiens, J., Law, P., Fuller, M., Hunt, T., Driscoll, D., Jackman, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Raptors, Birds
A balanced solution to the cumulative threat of industrialized wind farm development on cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) in south-eastern Europe Vasilakis, D., Whitfield, D., Kati, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
A Large-Scale, Multispecies Assessment of Avian Mortality Rates at Land-Based Wind Turbines in Northern Germany Grunkorn, T., Blew, J., Kruger, O., Potiek, A., Reichenbach, M., von Ronn, J., Timmermann, H., Weitekamp, S., Nehls, G. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Wind Farms in Areas of High Ornithological Value - Conflicts, Solutions, Challenges: The Case of Thrace, Greece Kafetzis, A., Kret, E., Skartsi, D., Vasilakis, D., Christopoulou, I. Book Chapter Wind Energy Collision Raptors, Birds
Red Kites and Wind Farms - Telemetry Data from the Core Breeding Range Hötker, H., Mammen, K., Mammen, U., Rasran, L. Book Chapter Wind Energy Collision Passerines, Birds
Radar Assisted Shutdown on Demand Ensures Zero Soaring Bird Mortality at a Wind Farm Located in a Migratory Flyway Tomé, R., Canário, F., Leitão, A., Pires, N., Repas, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy Collision Birds
A Method to Assess the Population-Level Consequences of Wind Energy Facilities on Bird and Bat Species Diffendorfer, J., Beston, J., Merrill, M., Stanton, J., Corum, M., Loss, S., Thogmartin, W., Johnson, D., Erickson, R., Heist, K. Book Chapter Wind Energy Birds, Bats
Introducing a New Avian Sensitivity Mapping Tool to Support the Siting of Wind Farms and Power Lines in the Middle East and Northeast Africa Allinson, T. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Unforeseen Responses of a Breeding Seabird to the Construction of an Offshore Wind Farm Harwood, A., Perrow, M., Berridge, R., Tomlinson, M., Skeate, E. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Avoidance Seabirds, Birds
The Challenges of Addressing Wildlife Impacts When Repowering Wind Energy Projects Smallwood, K. Book Chapter Wind Energy Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Birds
A Framework for Assessing Ecological and Cumulative Effects (FAECE) of Offshore Wind Farms on Birds, Bats and Marine Mammals in the Southern North Sea Platteeuw, M., Bakker, J., van den Bosch, I., Erkman, A., Graafland, M., Lubbe, S., Warnas, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Birds, Bats
Bird Mortality in Two Dutch Wind Farms: Effects of Location, Spatial Design and Interactions with Powerlines Brenninkmeijer, A., Klop, E. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Birds
Wind Turbines and Birds in Germany - Examples of Current Knowledge, New Insights and Remaining Gaps Reichenbach, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy Birds
A Bridge Between Oceans: Overland Migration of Marine Birds in a Wind Energy Corridor Lamb, J., Newstead, D., Koczur, L., Ballard, B., Green, M., Jodice, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Seabirds
A Spatial Explicit Agent Based Model Approach to Evaluate the Performance of Different Monitoring Options for Mortality Estimates in the Scope of Onshore Windfarm Impact Assessments Santos, M., Bastos, R., Ferreira, D., Santos, A., Barros, P., Travassos, P., Carvalho, D., Gomes, C., Vale-Gonçalves, H., Braz, L., Morinha, F., Paiva-Cardoso, M., Hughes, S., Cabral, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Bats
Effects Matrix for Evaluating Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Development on U.S. Atlantic Coastal Habitats Latham, P., Fiore, W., Bauman, M., Weaver, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Seabird Distribution and Abundance in the Offshore Environment Final Report Kuletz, K., Labunski, E. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Appendix J WEST NEXRAD Analysis: Assessment of Nocturnal Bird Migration Activity from Weather Radar Data for the Proposed Icebreaker Wind Energy Facility, Lake Erie, Ohio Nations, C., Gordon, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
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
Civil Engineering Aspects of a Wind Farm and Wind Turbine Structures Bhattacharya, S. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Wind Energy’s Impacts on Birds in South Africa: A Preliminary Review of the Results of Operational Monitoring at the First Wind Farms of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in South Africa Ralston-Paton, S., Smallie, J., Pearson, A., Ramalho, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Status of herpatofaunal diversity of Ramagiri east and west reserve forests of Ananthapuramu district, Andhra Pradesh Subramanyam, B., Khan, I., Kumari, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Possible Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Seabirds: A Pilot Study in Northern Gannets in the Southern North Sea Garthe, S., Markones, N., Corman, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Seabirds, Birds
Tafila Region Wind Power Projects: Cumulative Effects Assessment International Finance Corporation (IFC) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Joint SNCB Interim Displacement Advice Note Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Natural England Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Birds
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: a Continued move towards Integration and Quantification Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B., Vigin, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment
Comparing Pre- Versus Postoperational Movement of Nocturnal Migrants around a Wind Energy Facility in Northeast British Columbia, Canada d'Entremont, M., Hartley, I., Otter, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus population trends in relation to wind farms Wilson, M., Fernandex-Bellon, D., Irwin, S., O'Halloran, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Raptors, Birds
No Evidence for Displacement of Wintering Red-breasted Geese Branta ruficollis (Pallas, 1769) (Anseriformes) at a Wind Farms Area in Northeast Bulgaria: Long-term Monitoring Results Zahtindjiev, P., Vasilev, V., Marinov, M., Ilieva, M., Dimitrov, D., Peev, S., Raykov, I., Rykova, V., Ivanova, K., Bedev, K., Yankov, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Birds, Waterfowl
Estimation of bird fatalities caused by wind turbines in Turkey Arikan, K., Turan, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
DTBird System Pilot Installation in Sweden. Possibilities for Bird Monitoring Systems around Wind Farms. Experiences from Sweden's First DTBird Installation Litsgård, F., Eriksson, M., Wizelius, T., Säfström, T. Report Wind Energy Birds
Assessment of Displacement Impacts of Offshore Windfarms and Other Human Activities on Red-Throated Divers and Alcids McGovern, S., Goddard, B., Rehfisch, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds
Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation Khalil, M. Report Wind Energy Bats, Birds
Response of migrating raptors to an increasing number of wind farms Cabrera-Cruz, S., Villegas-Patraca, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Raptors, Birds
Lack of Sound Science in Assessing Wind Farm Impacts on Seabirds Green, R., Langston, R., McCluskie, A., Sutherland, R., Wilson, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Seabirds, Birds