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Overview"Brings together disparate conversations about wildlife conservation and renewable energy, suggesting ways these two critical fields can work hand in hand. Renewable energy is often termed simply ""green energy,"" but its effects on wildlife and other forms of biodiversity can be quite complex. While capturing renewable resources like wind, solar, and energy from biomass can require more land than fossil fuel production, potentially displacing wildlife habitat, renewable energy infrastructure can also create habitat and promote species health when thoughtfully implemented. The authors of Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation argue that in order to achieve a balanced plan for addressing these two crucially important sustainability issues, our actions at the nexus of these fields must be directed by current scientific information related to the ecological effects of renewable energy production. Synthesizing an extensive, rapidly growing base of research and insights from practitioners into a single, comprehensive resource, contributors to this volume • describe processes to generate renewable energy, focusing on the Big Four renewables—wind, bioenergy, solar energy, and hydroelectric power • review the documented effects of renewable energy production on wildlife and wildlife habitats • consider current and future policy directives, suggesting ways industrial-scale renewables production can be developed to minimize harm to wildlife populations • explain recent advances in renewable power technologies • identify urgent research needs at the intersection of renewables and wildlife conservation Relevant to policy makers and industry professionals—many of whom believe renewables are the best path forward as the world seeks to meet its expanding energy needs—and wildlife conservationists—many of whom are alarmed at the rate of renewables-related habitat conversion—this detailed book culminates with a chapter underscoring emerging opportunities in renewable energy ecology. Contributors: Edward B. Arnett, Brian B. Boroski, Regan Dohm, David Drake, Sarah R. Fritts, Rachel Greene, Steven M. Grodsky, Amanda M. Hale, Cris D. Hein, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Jessica A. Homyack, Henriette I. Jager, Nicole M. Korfanta, James A. Martin, Christopher E. Moorman, Clint Otto, Christine A. Ribic, Susan P. Rupp, Jake Verschuyl, Lindsay M. Wickman, T. Bently Wigley, Victoria H. Zero" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher E. Moorman (Professor and Coordinator of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, North Carolina State University) , Steven M. Grodsky (University of California, Davis) , Susan Rupp (Enviroscapes Ecological Consulting, LLC)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9781421432724ISBN 10: 1421432722 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 05 November 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of Contributors Introduction. Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation Christopher E. Moorman, Steven M. Grodsky, and Susan P. Rupp PART I BIOENERGY AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 1 Short-Rotation Woody Crops and Wildlife Conservation Rachel Greene, James A. Martin, and T. Bently Wigley 2 Effects of Harvesting Forest-Based Biomass on Terrestrial Wildlife Jessica A. Homyack and Jake Verschuyl 3 Impacts on Wildlife of Annual Crops for Biofuel Production Clint Otto 4 Second-Generation Feedstocks from Dedicated Energy Crops: Implications for Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat Susan P. Rupp and Christine A. Ribic PART II WIND ENERGY AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 5 Wind Energy Effects on Birds Regan Dohm and David Drake 6 Wind Energy Effects on Bats Cris D. Hein and Amanda M. Hale 7 Effects of Wind Energy on Wildlife: Emerging Issues and Underrepresented Taxa Nicole M. Korfanta and Victoria H. Zero PART III SOLAR ENERGY, WATERPOWER, AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 8 Solar Energy: A Technology with Multi-Scale Opportunities to Integrate Wildlife Conservation Brian B. Boroski 9 Waterpower: Hydropower and Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Henriette I. Jager and Lindsay M. Wickman PART IV THE FUTURE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 10 Renewable Energy Policy Directives: Implications for Wildlife Conservation Edward B. Arnett 11 Renewable Energy Ecology: The Next Frontier in Wildlife Science Steven M. Grodsky, Sarah R. Fritts, and Rebecca R. Hernandez IndexReviewsA coming-together of noted authorities in [the energy and conservation] fields seeking a beneficial solution to both their respective purposes is heartening indeed. Given this, and all the information presented in its pages, Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation is a book that should be read by all who are professionally involved in both these fields as well as any others who are simply in search of a better understanding of two of the defining challenges of our age. —Johannes E. Riutta, The Well-Read Naturalist A coming-together of noted authorities in [the energy and conservation] fields seeking a beneficial solution to both their respective purposes is heartening indeed. Given this, and all the information presented in its pages, Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation is a book that should be read by all who are professionally involved in both these fields as well as any others who are simply in search of a better understanding of two of the defining challenges of our age. -- Johannes E. Riutta * The Well-Read Naturalist * Author InformationChristopher E. Moorman is a professor, a university faculty scholar, and the coordinator of the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program at North Carolina State University. Steven M. Grodsky is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Davis and the founder and co-director of the Wild Energy Initiative within the John Muir Institute of the Environment. Susan P. Rupp is the CEO of Enviroscapes Ecological Consulting, LLC. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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