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 Sort ascending	Content Type	Technology	Stressor	Receptor
Bats Flying at High Altitudes	McCracken, G.; Lee, Y.; Gillam, E.; et al.	January 2021	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Bats
Estimating the Potential Mortality of Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) Due to Wind Energy Development on the Island of Crete (Greece)	Xirouchakis, S.; Armeni, E.; Nikolopoulou, S.; et al.	March 2019	Book Chapter	Land-Based Wind	Collision	Raptors
GenEst Statistical Models — A Generalized Estimator of Mortality	Dalthorp, D.; Madsen, L.; Huso, M.; et al.	November 2018	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Bats, Birds
Assessment of Potential Risks from Renewable Energy Development and Other Anthropogenic Factors to Wintering Golden Eagles in the Western United States	Craig, E. ; Fuller, Mark.; Craig, T.; et al.	November 2018	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change	Birds, Raptors
Ecological Impact of Airborne Wind Energy Technology: Current State of Knowledge and Future Research Agenda	Bruinzeel, L.; Klop, E.; Brenninkmeijer, A.; et al.	April 2018	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Collision	Birds
An Overview on Methods to Assess Bird and Bat Collision Risk in Wind Farms	Rodrigues, S.; Rosa, L.; Mascarenhas, M.	September 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Collision	Birds, Bats
Telemetric Monitoring of Montagu’s Harrier in Schleswig-Holstein	Grajetzky, B.; Nehls, G.	April 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Displacement, Collision	Raptors, Birds
Satellite Tracking of White-Tailed Sea Eagles in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg	Krone, O.; Treu, G.; Grunkorn, T.	April 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Raptors, Birds
Effects of Individuals Lost Due to Wind Turbines on the Time of Occupying a Territory, the Survival of Breeding Territories and the Breeding Success of White-Tailed Sea Eagles (Case Studies)	Grunkorn, T.; Nehls, G.	April 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Displacement, Collision	Raptors, Birds
Distances Between Breeding Sites and White-Tailed Sea Eagles Found Dead Near Wind Turbines in Schleswig-Holstein	Grunkorn, T.; Nehls, G.	April 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Raptors, Birds
Collisions of Birds of Prey with Wind Turbines - Analysis of the Circumstances	Rasran, L.; Durr, T.	April 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Raptors, Birds
Collision Victims and Lattice Towers - Frequency of Collision, Breeding Population and Breeding Success of Birds of Prey in Two Wind Farms in Brandenburg	Durr, T.; Rasran, L.	April 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Raptors, Birds
Calculation of the Probability of a Collision of Territorial Birds of Prey with Wind Turbines	Rasran, L.; Grajetzky, B.; Mammen, U.	April 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision, Avoidance	Raptors, Birds
Red Kites and Wind Farms - Telemetry Data from the Core Breeding Range	Hötker, H.; Mammen, K.; Mammen, U.; et al.	February 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Collision	Passerines, Birds
A Large-Scale, Multispecies Assessment of Avian Mortality Rates at Land-Based Wind Turbines in Northern Germany	Grunkorn, T.; Blew, J.; Kruger, O.; et al.	February 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Birds
Bird Mortality in Two Dutch Wind Farms: Effects of Location, Spatial Design and Interactions with Powerlines	Brenninkmeijer, A.; Klop, E.	February 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction	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.; et al.	February 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Collision	Birds
Mitigating Bat Mortality with Turbine-Specific Curtailment Algorithms: A Model Based Approach	Behr, O.; Brinkmann, R.; Hochradel, K.; et al.	February 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Collision	Bats
The Challenges of Addressing Wildlife Impacts When Repowering Wind Energy Projects	Smallwood, K.	February 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction	Birds
Wind Farms in Areas of High Ornithological Value - Conflicts, Solutions, Challenges: The Case of Thrace, Greece	Kafetzis, A.; Kret, E.; Skartsi, D.; et al.	February 2017	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Collision	Raptors, Birds
The most Important Environmental Project in a German Offshore Wind Farm: Accompanying Ecological Research on the Offshore Test Field Project Alpha Ventus	Beiersdorf, A.; Boethling, M.; Binder, A.; et al.	November 2016	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind	Collision, Displacement, Noise	Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Networking Networks for Global Bat Conservation	Kingston, T.; Aguirre, L.; Armstrong, K.; et al.	January 2016	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Collision	Bats
Conflicts Between Birds and On-Shore Wind Farms	Zwart, M.; McKenzie, A.; Minderman, J.; et al.	January 2016	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction	Birds
Impacts to Birds and Bats Due to Collisions and Electrocutions from Some Tall Structures in the United States: Wires, Towers, Turbines, and Solar Arrays - State of the Art in Addressing the Problems	Manville, A.	January 2016	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction	Birds, Bats
Predicting the Weather-Dependent Collision Risk for Birds at Wind Farms	Skov, H.; Heinänen, S.	January 2015	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Birds
Results and Analysis of Eagle Studies from the Bluff Point and Studland Bay Wind Farms 2002-2012	Hull, C.; Sims, C.; Stark, E.; et al.	January 2015	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Avoidance, Collision	Birds, Raptors
Fauna Collisions with Wind Turbines: Effects and Impacts, Individuals and Populations. What Are We Trying to Assess?	Smales, I.	January 2015	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Bats, Birds
Observations from the Use of Dogs to Undertake Carcass Searches at Wind Facilities in Australia	Bennett, E.	January 2015	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Bats, Birds
Of birds, blades and barriers: Detecting and analysing mass migration events at alpha ventus	Hill, R.; Hill, K.; Aumuller, R.; et al.	January 2014	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind	Collision	Birds
Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Bats: Implications for Conservation	Arnett, E.; Baerwald, E.	July 2013	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction	Bats
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.	January 2013	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Birds
Using Stakeholder Input to Develop a Comparative Risk Assessment for Wildlife from the Life Cycles of Six Electrical Generation Fuels	Zillioux, E.; Newman, J.; Lampman, G.; et al.	July 2011	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Habitat Change, Collision	Stakeholder Engagement, Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions, Birds, Bats
Joint Fact Finding and Stakeholder Consensus Building at the Altamont Wind Resource Area in California	Bartlett, G.	July 2011	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Birds
Ecological Effects of Wind-Energy Development	National Resource Council	August 2007	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind	Habitat Change, Collision
Developing Field and Analytical Methods to Assess Avian Collision Risk at Wind Farms	Band, W.; Madders, M.; Whitfield, D.	June 2007	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement	Birds
Life Histories of Bats: Life in the Slow Lane	Barclay, R.; Harder, L.	April 2003	Book Chapter	Wind Energy	Collision	Bats