Bats and wind farms: The role and importance of the Baltic Sea countries in the European context of power transition and biodiversity conservation

SP Gaultier, AS Blomberg, A Ijäs… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Although labeled as environmentally friendly, wind power can have negative impacts on the
environment, such as habitat destruction or wildlife fatalities. Considering the distribution …

[PDF][PDF] Impacts of wind energy development on bats: a global perspective

EB Arnett, EF Baerwald, F Mathews… - Bats in the …, 2016‏ - library.oapen.org
Wind energy continues to be one of the fastest growing renewable energy sources under
development, and while representing a clean energy source, it is not environmentally …

Perspectives and challenges for the use of radar in biological conservation

O Hüppop, M Ciach, R Diehl, DR Reynolds… - …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Radar is at the forefront for the study of broad‐scale aerial movements of birds, bats and
insects and related issues in biological conservation. Radar techniques are especially …

Habitat use of bats in relation to wind turbines revealed by GPS tracking

M Roeleke, T Blohm, S Kramer-Schadt, Y Yovel… - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
Worldwide, many countries aim at countering global climate change by promoting
renewable energy. Yet, recent studies highlight that so-called green energy, such as wind …

Toward solving the global green–green dilemma between wind energy production and bat conservation

CC Voigt, E Bernard, JCC Huang, WF Frick… - …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Wind energy production is growing rapidly worldwide in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. However, wind energy production is not environmentally neutral. Negative …

[HTML][HTML] Coastal onshore wind turbines lead to habitat loss for bats in Northern Germany

C Reusch, M Lozar, S Kramer-Schadt… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstracts Wind energy production is particularly rewarding along coastlines, yet coastlines
are often important as migratory corridors for wildlife. This creates a conflict between energy …

Large‐scale long‐term passive‐acoustic monitoring reveals spatio‐temporal activity patterns of boreal bats

M Kotila, KM Suominen, VV Vasko, AS Blomberg… - …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The distribution ranges and spatio‐temporal patterns in the occurrence and activity of boreal
bats are yet largely unknown due to their cryptic lifestyle and lack of suitable and efficient …

Migratory bats are attracted by red light but not by warm‐white light: Implications for the protection of nocturnal migrants

CC Voigt, K Rehnig, O Lindecke… - Ecology and …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The replacement of conventional lighting with energy‐saving light emitting diodes (LED) is a
worldwide trend, yet its consequences for animals and ecosystems are poorly understood …

Migratory bats respond to artificial green light with positive phototaxis

CC Voigt, M Roeleke, L Marggraf, G Pētersons… - PLoS …, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
Artificial light at night is spreading worldwide at unprecedented rates, exposing strictly
nocturnal animals such as bats to a novel anthropogenic stressor. Previous studies about …

Bat migration

TH Fleming - Encyclopedia of animal behavior, 2019‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This article summarizes current knowledge about the migratory behavior of temperate and
tropical bats. A close association between migration and hibernation exists in temperate, but …