Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Overview of℗ the℗ Conference; Breakdown of℗ the℗ Attendance and℗ Themes; This Document; Part I: Investigations and Assessments of New Wind Farms; Predicting the℗ Weather-Dependent Collision Risk for℗ Birds at Wind Farms; Introduction; Materials and℗ Methods; Study Sites; Tracking of℗ Bird Movements; Weather Model Data; Processing of℗ Track Data; Prediction of℗ Bird Movement and℗ Migration Behaviour; Collision Models; Migrating Bird Model; Resident Bird Model; Results; Seabirds (Resident Bird Model)

Landbirds (Migrating Bird Model) Discussion; References; Fauna Collisions with℗ Wind Turbines: Effects and℗ Impacts, Individuals and℗ Populations. What Are We℗ Trying to℗ Assess?; Introduction; What Do We℗ Know About Actual Collisions at Australian℗ Wind Farms?; Which Species Are at Risk?; Frequency of℗ Collisions; Wind Turbine Collisions and℗ Other Anthropogenic Sources of℗ Fauna Mortality; Bird and℗ Bat Collision Assessment in℗ Wind Farm Planning℗ and℗ Approval Processes; Collision Risk Modelling; How Does Risk Modelling Compare with℗ Actual Experience?; Effects and℗ Impacts; Population Impacts

Cumulative Risk of℗ Multiple Wind Farms Summary of℗ Issues; Recommendations; References; Wind Farms and℗ Biodiversity: Improving Environmental Risk Assessments; Introduction; Wind Farms in℗ New Zealand; Risk Assessment in℗ Environmental Management; Collision Risk Modelling℗
Quantitative Risk Assessment Methodology; Development Envelope and℗ Constraints Mapping℗
Semi-quantitative Risk Management Framework; Case Study 1: Modelling Raptor Collision Rates at Hurunui Wind Farm; Background; Methods; Collision Risk Assessment; Avoidance Rate; Results; Potential to℗ Interact with℗ Turbines

Collision Risk Benefits of℗ Enhanced Collision Risk Modelling for℗ Assessing℗ Risk; Case Study 2: Development Envelope and℗ Constraints Mapping at Mahinerangi Wind Farm; Site Location and℗ Proposed Development; Vegetation and℗ Fauna Habitat Assessment; Vegetation Categories; Ecological Significance Assessment and℗ Constraints Mapping; Benefits of℗ Constraints Mapping for℗ Managing Risk; Concluding Remarks; References; The Use of℗ Aerial Surveys for℗ the℗ Detection of℗ the℗ Brolga Grus rubicunda Through South-℗ƯWest Victoria: Key Considerations for℗ the℗ Wind Industry; Introduction; Methods

Aerial Survey Ground Surveys/Truthing; Number and℗ Timing of℗ Aerial Surveys; Results; Aerial Survey; Ground-Truthing; Number and℗ Timing of℗ Aerial Surveys; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Planning for℗ Net Biodiversity Gains: A℗ Case Study of℗ Hauāuru mā raki Wind Farm, New Zealand; Introduction; Shorebird Monitoring; Results of℗ Monitoring; Collision Mortality Model Input Data; Proposed Mitigation; Interim Productivity Monitoring Results; Conclusions and℗ Recommendations; Key Learnings, Failings in℗ the℗ Process, How Could It Be℗ Done Better; References