A5073274358- Avian ecology and behavior
- Marine animal studies overview
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Marine and fisheries research
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Maritime Navigation and Safety
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Plant and animal studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Wind Energy Research and Development
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Climate variability and models
- Software Reliability and Analysis Research
British Trust for Ornithology
2015-2025
Newcastle University
2008
Summary The number of offshore wind farms is rapidly increasing as they are a critical part many countries' renewable energy strategies. Quantifying the likely impacts these developments on wildlife fundamental impact assessments required in regions before permission for granted. A key concern related to turbines risk birds colliding with turbine blades. We present novel method generate species‐specific flight height distributions which can be used improve assessment collision by better...
Offshore wind energy development (OWED) is rapidly expanding globally and has the potential to contribute significantly renewable portfolios. However, of infrastructure in marine environment presents risks wildlife. Marine birds particular have life history traits that amplify population impacts from displacement collision with offshore infrastructure. Here, we present a broadly applicable framework assess mitigate OWED on birds. We outline existing techniques quantify impact via monitoring...
Abstract Renewable energy development is rapidly increasing in efforts to mitigate climate change. Whilst the impact of individual projects on biological diversity may be limited, there a risk significant cumulative impacts across projects, resulting conflict between our needs for renewable and preserve biodiversity. A range approaches have been developed assessment (CIA). Biologically realistic advocated peer‐reviewed literature challenging data requirements are more complex than those...
Abstract Governments worldwide are setting ambitious targets for offshore renewable energy development (ORD). However, deployment is constrained by a lack of understanding the environmental consequences ORD, with impacts on protected birds forming key consenting challenge. Assessing ORD marine challenging, utilizing interlinked approaches to understand complex behavioural, energetic, and demographic processes. Consequently, there considerable uncertainty associated assessments birds, current...
Offshore wind energy development (OWED), while a key strategy for reducing carbon emissions, has potential negative effects to wildlife that should be examined inform decision making and adaptive management as the industry expands. We present conceptual framework guide long-term study of birds bats from OWED. This includes focus on exposure vulnerability determinants risk. For are exposed OWED, there three main interest may impact survival productivity: 1) collision mortality, 2) behavioral...
Summary Many emerging methods for ecological monitoring use passive techniques, which cannot always be used to identify the observed species with certainty. Digital aerial surveys of birds in marine areas are one such example observation and they increasingly being quantify abundance distribution inform impact assessments proposed offshore wind developments. However, uncertainty identification presents a major hurdle determining individual species. Using novel analytical approach, we...
It is likely that there will continue to be a substantial increase in the number of wind turbines as we aim meet global energy demands through renewable sources. However, these structures can have adverse impacts on airborne wildlife, such posing potential collision risk with turbine structure. A range methods and technologies been applied collection bird flight parameters, height speed, improve estimation compared traditional visual methods, but are currently not consistent systematic way....
Capsule: Strong individual variation was observed in the responses of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla to environmental covariates related foraging behaviour and habitat selection, overlap with nearby offshore windfarms (OWFs).
Movements through or use of offshore wind farms by seabirds while commuting foraging may increase the potential for collision with turbine blades. Collision risk models provide a method estimating impacts on seabird populations, but are sensitive to input parameters, including avoidance rates (ARs). Refining understanding high-resolution empirical movement data has inform assessments populations. We assessed movements GPS-tagged lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus from breeding colony in...
Abstract Quantifying and managing the cumulative effects of human activities on coastal marine environments is among foremost challenges in enabling sustainable development twenty-first century. As speed with which these are changing increases, there greater impetus to resolve evident problems facing governance systems responsible for impacts. Policymakers regulators recognise need assess manage effects, as evidenced by widespread legislation requiring assessment (CEA). Yet ample evidence...
Changes in the distribution of marine birds their at-sea foraging, resting, and migratory habitats are frequently observed following construction offshore wind energy installations. However, presence strength both displacement attraction effects have been shown to vary widely among species locations. An understanding underlying factors driving occurrence detection distributional changes is required inform farm design develop best practices for environmental impact assessment, monitoring,...