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Alteration of above and below-Water Soundscapes by Roads
Soundscapes are the array of natural and anthropogenic sounds occurring in an area, and can consist of both natural and human derived components. In...
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Comparing methods to estimate the proportion of turbine-induced bird and bat mortality in the search area under a road and pad search protocol
Estimating bird and bat mortality at wind facilities typically involves searching for carcasses on the ground near turbines. Some fraction of...
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Landscape features associated to wind farms increase mammalian predator abundance and ground-nest predation
Wind farm implementation is a rapidly growing source of landscape transformation that may alter ecological processes such as predator–prey...
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Identifying areas of wetland and wind turbine overlap in the south-central Great Plains of North America
ContextThe North American Great Plains contains > 80,000 wetlands (playas) that are habitat resources for birds. This region has also undergone...
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Mono-specific forest plantations are valuable bat habitats: implications for wind energy development
Near-natural or semi-natural forests such as relatively undisturbed and old deciduous or mixed woodland are considered worth protecting and...
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Conflict of energies: spatially modeling mule deer caloric expenditure in response to oil and gas development
ContextWildlife avoid human disturbances, including roads and development. Avoidance and displacement of wildlife into less suitable habitat due to...
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The Brazilian three-banded armadillo is widely distributed in a human-modified landscape in northeastern Brazil
Exploring factors related to species distribution is important to better understand their natural histories and provide their effective conservation....
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Mexican Bats: Threats in the Anthropocene
Anthropocene is the current geological epoch on planet Earth, characterized by climate change, land use change, deforestation, pollution, among other...
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Quantifying the differences in avian attack rates on reptiles between an infrastructure and a control site
Increased demand for renewable energy has led to growth in the use of land for electricity generation and associated infrastructure. Land-based wind...
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Insufficiency of the Material Base for Implementing the Environmental Agenda of Industry 4.0
This study focuses on implementing the “green” climate agenda by the EU, China, the USA, and Russia. The transition to green energy implies the total...
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The impact of wind energy facilities on grouse: a systematic review
There is increasing concern about the impact of the current boom in wind energy facilities (WEF) and associated infrastructure on wildlife. However,...
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Mitigation and Management of Ambient Particulate Matter
The mitigation of ambient particulate matter (PM) is motivated by its harmful effects on human health. In this chapter, we argue that successful...
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Avian Predators in Rangelands
Management of avian predators in western rangelands is uniquely challenging due to differences in managing for/against particular species, management...
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Infrastructure, Energy Needs and Waste Management for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
Sustainability enriches quality of our lives. It is very important to be sustainable for the advancement of upcoming future. Achieving complete...
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Circular Economy through Technology for Waste-to-Energy
The amount of waste, which is produced by a citizen, is directly related to economic growth and prosperity. Even though we target for circular...
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Risk of Avian Collisions in Wind Turbines
Utilization of renewable energy is essential for climate change mitigation measures. Wind power generation, solar power generation, geothermal power...
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Sustainability of Micro Hydropower Generation in a Traditional Community of Indonesia
Over 3 years, we undertook a micro hydropower (MHP) project in the Ciptagelar village, West Java, to improve the understanding and implementation of...
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Rangeland Songbirds
Songbirds that occur across the diverse types of North American rangelands constitute many families within the Order Passeriformes, and hundreds of...
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Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)
This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology, including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction...
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Barbastelle bats in a wind farm: are they at risk?
We need to know if and how western barbastelles Barbastella barbastellus are affected by wind farming in Sweden. This is because wind turbines are...
