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
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
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
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
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
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
Evaluating the Environmental Impacts and Energy Performance of a Wind Farm System Utilizing the Life-Cycle Assessment Method: A Practical Case Study Gomaa, M.; Rezk, H.; Mustafa, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
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
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
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
The Effects of Sex, Energy, and Environmental Conditions on the Movement Ecology of Migratory Bats Jonassan, K. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Tafila Region Wind Power Projects: Cumulative Effects Assessment International Finance Corporation (IFC) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
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
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
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
Interspecific effects of forest fragmentation on bats Segers, J.; Broders, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change 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
Increased Flight Altitudes among Migrating Golden Eagles Suggest Turbine Avoidance at a Rocky Mountain Wind Installation Johnston, N.; Bradley, J.; Otter, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Birds, Raptors
Beyond Rhetoric to Understanding Determinants of Wind Turbine Support and Conflict in Two Ontario, Canada Communities Walker, C.; Baxter, J.; Ouellette, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Predicting Spatial Patterns of Eagle Migration using a Mesoscale Atmospheric Model: A Case Study Associated with a Mountain-Ridge Wind Development Ainslie, B.; Alexander, N.; Johnson, N.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Pre-Construction Bat Activity At Four Wind Energy Sites in Northeastern British Columbia Nagorsen, D.; Robertson, I.; Sarell, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Final Report: Post-Construction Avian Monitoring Digby Neck Wind Farm Craig, C.; Kearney, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Noise Birds
A case-control study of support/opposition to wind turbines: Perceptions of health risk, economic benefits, and community conflict Baxter, J.; Morzaria, R.; Hirsch, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Analysis of Factors that Influence Development of Wind Power in Atlantic Canada: Application of Discrete Regression Modelling Chen, Q. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Understanding Landscape Patterns of Temporal Variability in Avian Populations to Improve Environmental Impact Assessments Milne, R.; Bennett, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
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
Environmental Impact Statement Hermanville/Clearspring - 30 MW Wind Farm AMEC Environment & Infrastructure Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
An Update on the Status of Red Bats, Lasiurus blossevillii and Lasiurus borealis, in British Columbia Nagorsen, D.; Paterson, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind 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
White Pines Wind Project: Natural Heritage Assessment and Environmental Impact Study Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Comparative life cycle energy, emission, and economic analysis of 100 kW nameplate wind power generation Kabir, M.; Rooke, B.; Dassanayake, G.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
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
Patterns of activity and fatality of migratory bats at a wind energy facility in Alberta, Canada Baerwald, E.; Barclay, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Bats
Effects of Weather on Avian Migration at Proposed Ridgeline Wind Energy Sites Thomas, P.; Labrosse, A.; Pomeroy, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision Raptors, Birds
Threats From Industrial Wind Turbines to Ontario’s Wildlife and Biodiversity Stelling, K.; Petrie, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
What Can Birds Tell Us about the Migration Physiology of Bats? McGuire, L.; Guglielmo, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats

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