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
Offshore Wind Energy in Canada: Charting an Ecologically Sustainable Future from International Law and Policy Coordinates and State Practices Alikhani, M. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Noise Bats, Birds
Task Force on Sustainable Tidal Energy Development in the Bay of Fundy: Final Report Fisheries and Oceans Canada Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Human Dimensions
Predicting the probability of encounter between fish species and tidal stream energy devices using acoustic telemetry Bangley, C.; Hasselman, D.; Culina, J.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Probability of Atlantic salmon post-smolts encountering a tidal turbine installation in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy Sanderson, B.; Karsten, R.; Hasselman, D. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Task Force on Sustainable Tidal Energy Development in the Bay of Fundy Interim Report Fisheries and Oceans Canada Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Simulating the influences of bat curtailment on power production at wind energy facilities Hayes, M.; Lindsay, S.; Solick, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Automated Classification of Bat Echolocation Call Recordings with Artificial Intelligence Tabak, M.; Murray, K.; Reed, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions
Ecological and methodological drivers of persistence and detection of bird fatalities at power lines: Insights from multi-project monitoring data Bernardino, J.; Martins, R.; Bispo, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds
A Novel Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model to Evaluate Floating Wind Farm Locations Díaz, H.; Soares, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Collision Birds
Timing and Weather Offer Alternative Mitigation Strategies for Lowering Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in Ontario Squires, K.; Thurber, B.; Zimmerling, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
European Scalable Offshore Renewable Energy Source (EU-SCORES) Francisco Correia da Fonseca Research Study Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Estimation of spatiotemporal trends in bat abundance from mortality data collected at wind turbines Davy, C.; Squires, K.; Zimmerling, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats
Using Trajectories through a Tidal Energy Development Site in the Bay of Fundy to Study Interaction of Renewable Energy with Local Fish Sanderson, B.; Stokesbury, M.; Redden, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Local trends in abundance of migratory bats across 20 years Green, D.; McGuire, L.; Vanderwel, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Environmental Impact Assessment
Integrating Hydroacoustic Approaches to Predict Fish Interactions with In-stream Tidal Turbines Viehman, H.; Hasselman, D.; Boucher, T.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Amherst Island Wind Project 2019 Post - Construction Mortality Monitoring Report Natural Resource Solutions Inc. Report Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds
The management utility of large-scale environmental drivers of bat mortality at wind energy facilities: The effects of facility size, elevation and geographic location MacGregor, K.; Lemaître, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change Bats
Quantifying fish-turbine interactions using VEMCO’s new high residency acoustic electronic tagging technology McLean, M.; Sanderson, B.; Lilly, J.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Predictable shorebird departure patterns from a staging site can inform collision risks and mitigation of wind energy developments Howell, J.; McKellar, A.; Espie, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Shorebirds
Synthesizing expert opinion to assess the at-sea risks to seabirds in the western North Atlantic Lieske, D.; Tranquilla, L.; Ronconi, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Testing efficacy of bird deterrents at wind turbine facilities: a pilot study in Nova Scotia, Canada Dorey, K.; Dicky, S.; Walker, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Winter and summer differences in probability of fish encounter (spatial overlap) with MHK devices Viehman, H.; Boucher, T.; Redden, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Long‐term effect of a tidal, hydroelectric propeller turbine on the populations of three anadromous fish species Dadswell, M.; Spares, A.; McIean, M.; et al. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision, Avoidance Pelagic Fish, Fish, Demersal Fish
MegaRoller Apolonia, M.; Simas, T. Research Study Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Biodiversity and Wind Farms in Portugal: Current Knowledge and Insights for an Integrated Impact Assessment Process Mascarenhas, M.; Marques, A.; Ramalho, R.; et al. Book Wind Energy Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Terrestrial Mammals
An Overview on Methods to Assess Bird and Bat Collision Risk in Wind Farms Rodrigues, S.; Rosa, L.; Mascarenhas, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy Collision Birds, Bats
Tidal Turbine-Fish Interaction Pilot Study in the Aquatron Controlled Lab Space MacNeill, A.; Mahon-Hodgins, L.; Eddington, J.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Fish
Bat Mortality Due to Wind Turbines in Canada Zimmerling, J.; Francis, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Use of Fish Tracking Data to Model Striped Bass Turbine Encounter Probability in Minas Passage Redden, A.; Sanderson, B. Report Marine Energy Collision Fish
The habitat association of bats in the South Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada: Radar-acoustic surveys to assess the use of vineyards by insectivorous bats (Vespertilionidae) Dagenais, M. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Evaluating Threats in Multinational Marine Ecosystems: A Coast Salish First Nations and Tribal Perspective Gaydos, J.; Thixton, S.; Donatuto, J. Journal Article Chemicals, Collision, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
How to Mitigate Impacts of Wind Farms on Bats? A Review of Potential Conservation Measures in the European Context Peste, F.; Paula, A.; Pinto da Silva, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Bats
Understanding Bird Collisions at Wind Farms: An Updated Review on the Causes and Possible Mitigation Strategies Marques, A.; Batalha, H.; Rodrigues, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds
Activity of Tree Bats at Anthropogenic Tall Structures: Implications for Mortality of Bats at Wind Turbines Jameson, J.; Willis, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision Bats
Origins and Migratory Patterns of Bats Killed by Wind Turbines in Southern Alberta: Evidence from Stable Isotopes Baerwald, E.; Patterson, W.; Barclay, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Applying Research to Conservation: Science-Based Strategies Can Save Bats at Wind Farms Baerwald, E.; Barclay, R. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Wolfe Island Wind Plant Post-Construction Follow-up Plan Bird and Bat Resource Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Raptors
Differential Mortality of Birds Killed at Wind Farms in Northern Portugal Morinha, F.; Travassos, P.; Seixas, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance Birds
Final Report: Post-Construction Avian Monitoring Digby Neck Wind Farm Craig, C.; Kearney, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Noise Birds
Modeling Carcass Removal Time for Avian Mortality Assessment in Wind Farms Using Survival Analysis Bispo, R.; Bernardino, J.; Marques, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds
Discrimination Between Parametric Survival Models for Removal Times of Bird Carcasses in Scavenger Removal Trials at Wind Turbines Sites Bispo, R.; Bernardino, J.; Marques, T.; et al. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Using Species Distribution Modelling to Predict Bat Fatality Risk at Wind Farms Santos, H.; Rodrigues, L.; Jones, G.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Bats
Canadian Estimate of Bird Mortality Due to Collisions and Direct Habitat Loss Associated with Wind Turbine Developments Zimmerling, J.; Pomeroy, A.; d'Entremont, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance Birds
A synthesis of human-related avian mortality in Canada Calvert, A.; Bishop, C.; Elliot, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Birds
Factors Influencing Bat Activity and Mortality at a Wind Farm in the Mediterranean Region Amorim, F.; Rebelo, H.; Rodrigues, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Bat Mortality at a Wind Power Facility in Central Canada Jameson, J.; Willis, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Evidence of Late-Summer Mating Readiness and Early Sexual Maturation in Migratory Tree-Roosting Bats Found Dead at Wind Turbines Cryan, P.; Jameson, J.; Baerwald, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Sediment-Laden Ice Measurements and Observations, and Implications for Potential Interactions of Ice and Large Woody Debris with Tidal Turbines in Minas Passage Sanderson, B.; Redden, A.; Broome, J. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Fish
Enhancing Carcass Removal Trials at Three Wind Energy Facilities in Portugal Bernardino, J.; Bispo, R.; Torres, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Bats
Bird and Bird Habitats: Guidelines for Wind Power Projects Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds

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