Wind power plant site selection: A systematic review

G Rediske, HP Burin, PD Rigo, CB Rosa… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering that planet earth's resources are limited, especially when considering its
multiple demands of use, it becomes important to identify the most suitable locations for the …

[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 …

Out of sight of wind turbines—Reindeer response to wind farms in operation

A Skarin, P Sandström, M Alam - Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
To meet the expanding land use required for wind energy development, a better
understanding of the effects on terrestrial animals' responses to such development is …

Do human activity and infrastructure disturb domesticated reindeer? The need for the reindeer's perspective

A Skarin, B Åhman - Polar biology, 2014 - Springer
In recent decades, human–Rangifer (reindeer and caribou) interactions have increasingly
been studied from a scientific perspective. Many of the studies have examined Norwegian …

Wind farm construction impacts reindeer migration and movement corridors

A Skarin, C Nellemann, L Rönnegård, P Sandström… - Landscape …, 2015 - Springer
Context Over the last decade, we have seen a massive increase in the construction of wind
farms in northern Fennoscandia. Wind farms comprising hundreds of wind turbines are …

The shrinking resource base of pastoralism: Saami reindeer husbandry in a climate of change

NJC Tyler, I Hanssen-Bauer, EJ Førland… - … in sustainable food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The productive performance of large ungulates in extensive pastoral grazing systems is
modulated simultaneously by the effects of climate change and human intervention …

Pastures under pressure: Effects of other land users and the environment

T Horstkotte, J Kumpula, P Sandström… - Reindeer Husbandry …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Reindeer husbandry has a long history of sharing landscapes with a multitude of other forms
of land use. By competing for space, industrial resource developments from the early 20th …

Mining activity disturbs habitat use of reindeer in Finnmark, Northern Norway

S Eftestøl, K Flydal, D Tsegaye, JE Colman - Polar Biology, 2019 - Springer
Anthropogenic activities affect habitat use by Rangifer tarandus, a particularly vulnerable
species due to grou** behavior, extensive movements, and grazing ecology. We studied …

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] Effects of wind power development on reindeer: Global positioning system monitoring and herders' experience

S Eftestøl, D Tsegaye, K Flydal, JE Colman - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Testing and documenting effects of wind farm (WF) infrastructure on wildlife are crucial
considering increasing development throughout Scandinavia, especially for reindeer, which …