Wind farms are an essential component of global renewable energy
policy and the action to limit the effects of climate change. There
is, however, considerable concern over the impacts of wind farms on
wildlife, leading to a wide range of research and monitoring
studies, a growing body of literature and several international
conferences on the topic. This unique multi-volume work provides a
comprehensive overview of the interactions between wind farms and
wildlife. Volume 4 provides a state-of-the-science guide to
monitoring and mitigation to minimise or even eliminate impacts on
wildlife from offshore wind farms. The survey and monitoring
section includes detailed chapters on fish and invertebrate
communities, marine mammals and seabirds, and a chapter dedicated
to the use of tracking technology applied to birds. The section
continues with a chapter on collision risk and population modelling
that underpins much current impact assessment, and a chapter
detailing how collision risk for birds and bats may be monitored at
sea. The mitigation section comprises chapters outlining mitigation
options and strategies for birds and bats, and how to mitigate the
effects of noise, especially during construction, on marine mammals
and fish. A chapter on perspectives on marine spatial planning as
applied to wind farms concludes the volume. The authors have been
carefully selected from across the globe from the large number of
academics, consultants and practitioners now engaged in wind farm
studies, for their influential contribution to the science. Edited
by Martin Perrow and with contributions by over 40 leading
researchers including: Aonghais Cook, Thomas Dahlgren, Johann
Koeppel, Meike Scheidat, Henrik Skov, Chris Thaxter & Frank
Thomsen. The authors represent a wide range of organisations and
institutions including the Universities of Gothenberg, Ghent,
Highlands & Islands and Wageningen, Chalmers University of
Technology and Technical University of Berlin, British Trust for
Ornithology, The Carbon Trust, Institute of Avian Research
Vogelwarte Helgoland, Institute for Applied Ecosystem Research
(IfAOE), Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and Sea
Mammal Research Unit (SMRU); as well as several leading
consultancies. Each chapter includes informative figures, tables,
photographs and detailed case studies. Several of the latter are
produced stand-alone from invited specialists to ensure geographic
spread and to showcase exciting new research. This book is designed
as the definitive guide on the topic for practitioners,
researchers, managers and planners as well as students in higher
education engaged in studies of the environment, ecology, climate
change, conservation and impact assessment. Other volumes: Volume
1: Onshore: Potential Effects (978-1-78427-119-0) Volume 2:
Onshore: Monitoring and Mitigation (978-1-78427-123-7) Volume 3:
Offshore: Potential Effects (978-1-78427-127-5)
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