Positive and negative impacts of electrical infrastructure on animal biodiversity: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Electrical infrastructure networks are predicted to greatly expand in response to the expected 48% increase in global energy demand by 2040. While assessments of electrical infrastructure are abundant, mixed effects on animal diversity have been reported, warranting further evaluation to determine true effects. We conducted a systematic literature review covering individual, population, and community-level assessments to determine the impacts posed to animal biodiversity by electrical infrastructure and the measures to reduce impacts. Our results show that the literature around electrical infrastructure and animal biodiversity has grown exponentially since the start of the millennium and is biased towards birds and mammals in economically developed countries. We found the majority of repor

SUBMITTER: Bennett AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12350552 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature