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Table A. Summary of studies included in the review of the effects of tall structure on birds. See text for specific inclusion criteria. +
indicates positive response, − indicates negative response, 0 indicates no response, C indicates potential confounded.
Breeding
Movement
Habitat use
Abundance
activity
Study
Type
Oil wells
Grouse
X
Anderson 1969
Windbreak
Grouse
X
Brubaker and Brubaker
Telephone
Birds of prey
X
lines
Passerines
X
Oil and gas
Grouse
Aldridge and Boyce
+
−
Structure(s)
0
C
+
−
0
C
+
−
0
C
+
−
0
2007
2003
Carpenter et al. 2010
X
X
wells
Commons et al. 1999
Pinyon–
Grouse
X
juniper trees
DeLucas et al. 2004
DeLucas et al. 2005
Devereux et al. 2008
Wind
Birds of prey
turbines
Passerines
X
X
X
X
Waders–waterfowl
X
X
Wind
Birds of prey
X
turbines
Passerines
X
X
Wind
Passerines
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
C
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Breeding
Movement
Habitat use
Abundance
activity
Study
Structure(s)
Type
turbines
Other non-
+
−
0
C
X
+
−
X
0
C
+
−
0
C
+
X
−
0
C
X
passerines
Doherty et al. 2008
Gas wells
Grouse
Douglas et al. 2011
Wind
Grouse
X
X
X
turbines
Dunkin et al. 2009
Oil wells,
Grouse
X
power lines
Erickson et al. 2004
Wind
Passerines
X
turbines
Gilbert and Chalfoun
2011
Hagen et al. 2011
Oil and gas
Passerines
X
X
wells
Oil and gas
Grouse
X
wells,
buildings
Harju et al. 2010
Oil and gas
Grouse
X
wells
Hemmera 2009
Wind
turbines
Birds of prey
X
X
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Breeding
Movement
Habitat use
Abundance
activity
Study
Holloran et al. 2010
Structure(s)
Type
Oil and gas
Grouse
+
−
0
C
+
−
0
C
+
−
0
C
+
−
0
C
X
development
Hull and Muir 2013
Wind
Birds of prey
X
turbines
Johnson et al. 2000
Johnson et al. 2010
Wind
Birds of prey
X
turbines
Passerines
X
Waders–waterfowl
X
Power lines,
Grouse
X
Gas wells
Grouse
X
Wind
Birds of prey
X
turbines
Passerines
X
Power lines
Birds of prey
X
X
Passerines
X
X
oils and gas
wells,
communicati
on towers
Kaiser 2006
Kerlinger 2002
Knight and Kawashima
1993
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Breeding
Movement
Habitat use
Abundance
activity
Study
Larsen and Madsen
2000
Structure(s)
Type
Wind
Waders–waterfowl
+
−
0
C
+
−
0
C
+
−
0
C
+
−
0
X
turbines,
power lines
Leddy et al. 1999
Wind
Passerines
X
X
turbines
Meek et al. 1993
Wind
Passerines
X
turbines
Waders–waterfowl
X
Other non-
X
passerines
Pearce-Higgins et al.
2009
Wind
Birds of Prey
turbines
X
X
X
Passerines
X
X
Waders/Waterfowl
X
X
Other non-
X
passerines
Pearce-Higgins et al.
2012
Pitman et al. 2005
Wind
Grouse
X
turbines
Wellheads,
buildings,
power lines
Grouse
X
X
C
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Breeding
Movement
Habitat use
Abundance
activity
Study
Pruett et al. 2009
Sandercock et al. 2013
Structure(s)
Type
Power lines
Grouse
Wind
Grouse
+
−
0
C
+
−
0
X
C
+
−
X
X X
0
C
+
−
X
X
0
C
X
X
turbines
Schmidt et al. 2003
Wind
Birds of prey
X
turbines
Passerines
X
Waders–waterfowl
Walker et al. 2005
Wind
X
X
X
X
X
Birds of prey
X
turbines
Walker et al. 2007
Gas wells
Grouse
X
and
infrastructure
Wisdom et al. 2010
Cellular
towers,
power lines
Grouse
X
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