[HTML][HTML] How far are birds, bats, and terrestrial mammals displaced from onshore wind power development?–A systematic review

A Tolvanen, H Routavaara, M Jokikokko, P Rana - Biological conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind power is a rapidly growing source of energy worldwide. It is crucial for climate change
mitigation, but it also accelerates the degradation of biodiversity through habitat loss and the …

Assessing the state of knowledge of utility-scale wind energy development and operation on non-volant terrestrial and marine wildlife

JE Lovich, JR Ennen - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
A great deal has been published in the scientific literature regarding the effects of wind
energy development and operation on volant (flying) wildlife including birds and bats …

Facts from feces: nitrogen still measures up as a nutritional index for mammalian herbivores

DM Leslie Jr, RT Bowyer… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Fecal nitrogen (FN) has been applied widely as an index of dietary quality in studies of
nutritional ecology of free‐ranging and captive vertebrate herbivores, particularly ruminants …

An evaluation of bird and bat mortality at wind turbines in the Northeastern United States

DY Choi, TW Wittig, BM Kluever - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Wind energy offers substantial environmental benefits, but wind facilities can negatively
impact wildlife, including birds and bats. Researchers and managers have made major …

Management of damage by elk (Cervus elaphus) in North America: a review

WD Walter, MJ Lavelle, JW Fischer, TL Johnson… - Wildlife …, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
Abundant populations of elk (Cervus elaphus) are cherished game in many regions of the
world and also cause considerable human–wildlife conflicts through depredation on …

Do terrestrial animals avoid areas close to turbines in functioning wind farms in agricultural landscapes?

R Łopucki, D Klich, S Gielarek - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2017 - Springer
Most studies on the effects of wind energy on animals have focused on avian and bat
activity, habitat use, and mortality, whereas very few have been published on terrestrial, non …

Reindeer habitat use in relation to two small wind farms, during preconstruction, construction, and operation

A Skarin, M Alam - Ecology and evolution, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide there is a rush toward wind power development and its associated infrastructure.
In Fennoscandia, large‐scale wind farms comprising several hundred windmills are …

[HTML][HTML] Occupancy model to unveil wildlife utilization at Yeongyang-gun wind farm management road, Korea

SH Kim, T Dhakal, TG Yoon, KH Cho, JY Kim… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind power is a rapidly growing renewable energy sector that reduces greenhouse gas
emissions and provides sustainable energy. However, environmental destruction in wind …

The contingent impact of wind farms on game mammal density demonstrated in a large-scale analysis of hunting bag data in Poland

D Klich, J Kawka, R Łopucki, Z Kulis, G Yanuta… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Wind farms are still developing dynamically worldwide, with promising prospects for further
growth. Therefore, the assessment of their impact on animals has been carried out. So far …

Factors influencing winter mortality risk for pronghorn exposed to wind energy development

KL Taylor, JL Beck, SV Huzurbazar - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Evaluating the influence of energy development on pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
winter mortality risk is particularly critical given that northern populations already experience …