Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind and marine renewable energy, supporting the OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box, including targeted searches (e.g., org:DOE, author:copping). Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Block Island Wind Farm Ørsted; GE Wind Energy Project Site Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Bat activity during autumn relates to atmospheric conditions: implications for coastal wind energy development Smith, A.; McWilliams, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Bats
A Benthic Habitat Monitoring Approach for Marine and Hydrokinetic Sites Revelas, G.; Sackmann, B.; Jones, C.; et al. Research Study Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Integral NoiseSpotter Raghukumar, K.; Chang, G.; Spada, F.; et al. Research Study Marine Energy Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Hydroacoustic Analysis of the Effects of a Tidal Power Turbine on Fishes Viehman, H. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
The role of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) in coastal resiliency planning: A literature review Saleh, F.; Weinstein, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Fish
Effects of wind energy generation and white-nose syndrome on the viability of the Indiana bat Erickson, R.; Thogmartin, W.; Diffendorfer, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats
Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation Khalil, M. Report Wind Energy Bats, Birds
Changes in Fish Catch Rates in the Presence of Air Gun Sounds in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska Streever, B.; Raborn, S.; Kim, K.; et al. Journal Article Noise Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Triton: Environmental Technologies for Marine Energy Harker-Klimes, G. Website Marine Energy
Comparing nekton distributions at two tidal energy sites suggests potential for generic environmental monitoring Wiesebron, L.; Horne, J.; Scott, B.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summer 2016 Taxonomic Analysis Summary Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Project Icebreaker Bird and Bat Risk Analysis Gordon, C.; Erickson, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement Bats, Birds
Appendix L-1 WEST Summary of Risks to Birds and Bats Gordon, C.; Erickson, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
Winter Activity of Coastal Plain Populations of Bat Species Affected by White-Nose Syndrome and Wind Energy Facilities Grider, J.; Larsen, A.; Homyack, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Bats
Assessment of Benthic Effects of Anchor Presence and Removal Henkel, S. Report Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Lobsters and Crabs in the Rhode Island Massachusetts Wind Energy Area Collie, J.; King, J. Report Wind Energy Invertebrates
Public views on renewable energy in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States: Distinct attitudes, exposure, and other key predictors of wind energy Olson-Hazboun, S.; Krannich, R.; Robertson, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Searcher Efficiency and Survey Coverage Affect Precision of Fatality Estimates Reyes, G.; Lindke, K.; Ayres, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy
Quarterly Report for Aquatic Sampling: Project Icebreaker Pre-Construction Monitoring 3rd Quarter Verhamme, E.; Daley, J.; Cutrell, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summer 2016 Target Extraction Summary Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summary of Fall 2016 Digital Survey #2 Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Collision and Displacement Vulnerability Among Marine Birds of the California Current System Associated with Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure Adams, J.; Kelsey, E.; Felis, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Seabirds, Birds
Interactions of Aquatic Animals with the ORPC OCGen in Cobscook Bay, Maine: Monitoring Behavior Change and Assessing the Probability of Encounter with a Deployed MHK Device Zydlewski, G.; Staines, G.; Viehman, H.; et al. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Habitat Change, Collision, Avoidance Fish
Northeast Ocean Plan Northeast Regional Planning Body Report Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York Revised Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Studying cetacean behaviour: new technological approaches and conservation applications Nowacek, D.; Christiansen, F.; Bejder, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Semi-Active Control of Sound Radiated From an Elastic Circular Plate Integrated With Adaptive Tuned Vibration Absorbers Hemmatian, M.; Sedaghati, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Media and policy in a complex adaptive system: Insights from wind energy legislation in the United States Smith, H.; Smith, J.; Silka, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Evaluating Digital VHF Technology to Monitor Shorebird and Seabird Use of Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the Western North Atlantic Loring, P. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement, Collision Shorebirds, Seabirds, Birds
National Offshore Wind Strategy: Facilitating the Development of the Offshore Wind Industry in the United States Gilman, P.; Maurer, B.; Feinberg, L.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Ocean sprawl: challenges and opportunities for biodiversity management in a changing world Firth, L.; Knights, A.; Bridger, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions
Wind energy, nest success, and post‐fledging survival of Buteo hawks Kolar, P.; Bechard, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Raptors, Birds
Landscape design: Integrating ecological, social, and economic considerations into conservation planning Bartuszevige, A.; Taylor, K.; Daniels, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Predicting the offshore distribution and abundance of marine birds with a hierarchical community distance sampling model Goyert, H.; Gardner, B.; Sollmann, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Seabirds, Birds
The Effects of Artificial Structures on Estuarine Infaunal Communities and Offshore Biofouling Communities Mendoza, M. Thesis Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Patterns of Benthic Mega-Invertebrate Habitat Associations in the Pacific Northwest Continental Shelf Waters: A Reassessment Hemery, L.; Henkel, S. Journal Article Invertebrates
Impacts of climate change and renewable energy development on habitat of an endemic squirrel, Xerospermophilus mohavensis, in the Mojave Desert, USA Inman, R.; Esque, T.; Nussear, K.; et al. Journal Article Terrestrial Mammals
Predicting Eagle Fatalities at Wind Facilities Bay, K.; Nasman, K.; Erickson, W.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Raptors, Birds
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summary of Summer 2016 Digital Survey #1 Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Assessing potential spatial and temporal conflicts in Washington's marine waters Freeman, M.; Whiting, L.; Kelley, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Quarterly Report for Aquatic Sampling: Project Icebreaker Pre-Construction Monitoring 2nd Quarter Verhamme, E.; Daley, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish
Post-Construction Avian and Bat Mortality Monitoring at the Alta X Wind Energy Project, Kern County, California. Final Report for the Second Year of Operation: April 2015 – April 2016 Thompson, J.; Boyd, C.; Lombardi, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Geographic Origins and Population Genetics of Bats Killed at Wind-Energy Facilities Pylant, C.; Nelson, D.; Fitzpatrick, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats
Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Main Hawaiian Islands Costa, B.; Kendall, M. Report Seabirds, Reptiles, Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish, Demersal Fish, Birds
Appendix O Summary of Current Information Related to Electromagnetic Field Impacts on Fish and LEEDCo Proposed Transmission Cable Verhamme, E.; Daley, J.; Peterson, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Fish, Demersal Fish
Estimating the probability of fish encountering a marine hydrokinetic device Shen, H.; Zydlewski, G.; Viehman, H.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Effect of magnetic pulses on Caribbean spiny lobsters: implications for magnetoreception Ernst, D.; Lohmann, K. Journal Article EMF Invertebrates
Black - billed Cuckoo Conservation Plan for the California Ridge Wind Energy Project Champaign and Vermilion Counties, Illinois Western Ecosystems Technology Inc (WEST) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Noise Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Guidelines for Conducting Bird and Bat Studies at Commercial Wind Energy Projects New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds

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