Understanding bird collisions at wind farms: An updated review on the causes and possible mitigation strategies

AT Marques, H Batalha, S Rodrigues, H Costa… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Bird mortality due to collisions with wind turbines is one of the major ecological concerns
associated with wind farms. Data on the factors influencing collision risk and bird fatality are …

Bird and bat species' global vulnerability to collision mortality at wind farms revealed through a trait-based assessment

CB Thaxter, GM Buchanan, J Carr… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mitigation of anthropogenic climate change involves deployments of renewable energy
worldwide, including wind farms, which can pose a significant collision risk to volant …

Wind energy: Increasing deployment, rising environmental concerns

M Premalatha, T Abbasi, SA Abbasi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2014 - Elsevier
Of all the renewable energy sources (RESs)―except direct solar heat and light―wind
energy is believed to have the least adverse environmental impacts. It is also one of the RES …

Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds

AT Marques, CD Santos, F Hanssen… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wind energy production has expanded to meet climate change mitigation goals, but
negative impacts of wind turbines have been reported on wildlife. Soaring birds are among …

Characterising the impacts of emerging energy development on wildlife, with an eye towards mitigation

JM Northrup, G Wittemyer - Ecology letters, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Global demand for energy is projected to increase by 40% in the next 20 years, and largely
will be met with alternative and unconventional sources. Development of these resources …

Wind power and externalities

A Zerrahn - Ecological Economics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper provides a literature review on wind power and externalities from multiple
perspectives. Specifically, the economic rationale behind world-wide wind power …

Consolidating the state of knowledge: a synoptical review of wind energy's wildlife effects

E Schuster, L Bulling, J Köppel - Environmental management, 2015 - Springer
Wind energy development contributes substantially to achieve climate protection goals.
Unintended side effects, especially on wildlife, have long been discussed and substantial …

Birds and climate change: impacts and conservation responses

JW Pearce-Higgins, RE Green - 2014 - books.google.com
From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can
provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems …

Greater impacts of wind farms on bird populations during construction than subsequent operation: results of a multi‐site and multi‐species analysis

JW Pearce‐Higgins, L Stephen, A Douse… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
There has been a rapid increase in the development of renewable energy because of the
need to combat climate change. One of the most widely used technologies has been …

A global threats overview for Numeniini populations: synthesising expert knowledge for a group of declining migratory birds

JW Pearce-Higgins, DJ Brown, DJT Douglas… - Bird Conservation …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The Numeniini is a tribe of 13 wader species (Scolopacidae, Charadriiformes) of which
seven are Near Threatened or globally threatened, including two Critically Endangered. To …