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
Vulnerability and behavioural avoidance of Golden Eagles near wind farms during the breeding season Maynard, L.; Lemaître, J.; Therrien, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Raptors
Wind farms and Griffon Vultures: Evidence that under certain conditions history is not-always turbulent Farfan, M.; Díaz-Ruiz, F.; Duarte, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Birds, Raptors
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
Flight Type and Seasonal Movements Are Important Predictors for Avian Collisions in Wind Farms Puente, A.; Balmori, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
The species-specificity of energy landscapes for soaring birds, and its consequences for transferring suitability models across species Scacco, M.; Arrondo, E.; Donazar, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow, Collision Birds, Raptors
Analysing citizens’ perceptions of renewable energies in rural areas: A case study on wind farms in Spain Duarte, R.; García-Riazuelo, A.; Saez, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Significant decline of Griffon Vulture collision mortality in wind farms during 13-year of a selective turbine stopping protocol Ferrer, M.; Alloing, A.; Baumbush, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Wind farm noise shifts vocalizations of a threatened shrub-steppe passerine Gomez-Catasus, J.; Barrero, A.; Llusia, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds, Passerines
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
Factors influencing wind turbine avoidance behaviour of a migrating soaring bird Santos, C.; Ramesh, H.; Ferraz, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds
Crossing artificial obstacles during migration: The relative global ecological risks and interdependencies illustrated by the migration of common quail Coturnix coturnix Nadal, J.; Sáez, D.; Margalida, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change 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
Simulating Wind Energy Production Effects from Detection-based Smart Curtailment Bat Strategies for Alberta Wind Facilities Newman, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Assessing the effect of wind farms in fauna with a mathematical model Roman, P.; Salinas, C.; Araujo, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Landscape features associated to wind farms increase mammalian predator abundance and ground-nest predation Gomez-Catasus, J.; Barrero, A.; Reverter, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Terrestrial Mammals
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
Transcontinental 2200 km migration of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) across Europe Alcalde, J.; Jiménez, M.; Brila, I.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Factors affecting carcass detection at wind farms using dogs and human searchers del Valle, J.; Peralta, F.; Arjona, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Lost (and found) in Transition: Expert stakeholder insights on low-carbon energy transitions in Spain Sorman, A.; Garcia-Muros, X.; Pizarro-Irizar, C.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Quantifying biodiversity trade-offs in the face of widespread renewable and unconventional energy development Popescu, V.; Munshaw, R.; Shackelford, N.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Fish, Terrestrial Mammals
Identifying Birds' Collision Risk with Wind Turbines Using a Multidimensional Utilization Distribution Method Khosravifard, S.; Skidmore, A.; Naimi, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Preliminary Results: Exploring Why Some Families Living in Proximity to Wind Turbine Facilities Contemplate Vacating Their Homes—A Community-Based Study Krogh, C.; McMurtry, R.; Dumbrille, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Landscape anthropization shapes the survival of a top avian scavenger Arrondo, E.; Sanz-Aguilar, A.; Perez-Garcia, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Impacts of climate change on wind energy power – Four wind farms in Spain Solaun, K.; Emilio, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
European free–tailed bat fatalities at wind farms in southern Spain Muñoz, A.; Farfan, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds Marques, A.,; Santos, C.; Hanssen, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Raptors
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
Wind farm repowering guided by visual impact criteria Manchado, C.; Gomez-Jauregui, V.; Lizcano, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Effectiveness of a mitigation measure for the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in wind farms in Spain Pescador, M.; Ramírez, J.; Peris, S. Journal Article Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Birds
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
Echolocation activity of migratory bats at a wind energy facility: testing the feeding-attraction hypothesis to explain fatalities Reimer, J.; Baerwald, E.; Barlay, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction Bats
“His main platform is ‘stop the turbines’ ”: Political discourse, partisanship and local responses to wind energy in Canada Walker, C.; Stephenson, L.; Baxter, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Wind Energy and Bat Conservation - A Review by the Canadian Wind Energy Association Barnes, R.; Hill, M.; Peters, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Wind farms affect the occurrence, abundance and population trends of small passerine birds: The case of the Dupont's lark Gomez-Catasus, J.; Garza, V.; Traba, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Passerines, Birds
Impact of wind farms on soaring bird populations at a migratory bottleneck Martin, B.; Perez-Bacalu, C.; Onrubia, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Shorebird Staging and Migratory Movements at Chaplin and Reed Lakes, Saskatchewan, with Implications for Wind Energy Development Howell, J. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Shorebirds, Birds
Industrial Wind Turbine Post-Construction Bird and Bat Monitoring: A Policy Framework for Canada Parisé, J.; Walker, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Testing for errors in estimating bird mortality rates at wind farms and power lines Farfan, M.; Duarte, J.; Fa, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Differential Recovery of Habitat Use by Birds after Wind Farm Installation: A Multi-Year Comparison Farfan, M.; Duarte, J.; Real, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Birds
The Effects of Sex, Energy, and Environmental Conditions on the Movement Ecology of Migratory Bats Jonassan, K. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
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
Bat Mortality Due to Wind Turbines in Canada Zimmerling, J.; Francis, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Ontario’s Experience of Wind Energy Development as Seen through the Lens of Human Health and Environmental Justice Songsore, E.; Buzzelli, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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
Effects of Wind Farms on Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) in Southern Spain Hernández-Pliego, J.; de Lucas, M.; Muñoz, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
Action on Multiple Fronts, Illegal Poisoning and Wind Farm Planning, is Required to Reverse the Decline of the Egyptian Vulture in Southern Spain Sanz-Aguilar, A.; Sanchez-Zapata, J.; Carrete, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
Decision Support Requirements for Wind Farm Placement Planning in Alberta Adagha, O.; Carpendale, S.; Levy, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
A GIS-Multicriteria Approach to Analyzing Noise and Visual Impacts of Wind Farms Fang, B. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
The Role of Islands in the Migration of Bats Across Lake Erie and Lake Ontario: Lasiurus borealis, Lasiurus cinereus and Perimyotis subflavus Thorne, T. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
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

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