Dafna Gilad
About
I am a PhD Candidate in the Industrial Ecology Programme at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at NTNU, supervised by Francesca Verones and co-supervised by Roel May (NINA).
My research focuses on quantifying the impacts of power lines on birds and mammals. It aims to gain a better understanding on how the production and distribution of electricity is affecting wildlife. My PhD is a part of the CONSENSE project: assessing the overall impacts of the Norwegian power generation and distribution on biodiversity. We are using a holistic life cycle perspective to address today's electricity system and future production scenarios for hydropower and wind power in Norway.
Background
I have a BSc in Landscape Management and Nature Conservation from the University for Sustainable Development in Eberswalde (Germany) and a MSc in International Nature Conservation, a double degree programme from Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen (Germany) and Lincoln University (New Zealand).
Before beginning my PhD I was involved in several research and nature conservation projects, aiming to protect and study bird species like the kākāpō, kiwi, kārearea and the red kite.
Publications
2023
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Gilad, Dafna;
May, Roelof Frans;
Verones, Francesca.
(2023)
Quantifying Global Powerlines Impacts on Birds and Mammals.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2019
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Miskelly, Colin M.;
Gilad, Dafna;
Taylor, Graeme;
Tennyson, Alan J.D.;
Waugh, Susan M..
(2019)
A review of the distribution and size of gadfly petrel (Pterodroma spp.) colonies throughout New Zealand.
Tuhinga
Academic literature review
Journal publications
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Miskelly, Colin M.;
Gilad, Dafna;
Taylor, Graeme;
Tennyson, Alan J.D.;
Waugh, Susan M..
(2019)
A review of the distribution and size of gadfly petrel (Pterodroma spp.) colonies throughout New Zealand.
Tuhinga
Academic literature review
Part of book/report
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Gilad, Dafna;
May, Roelof Frans;
Verones, Francesca.
(2023)
Quantifying Global Powerlines Impacts on Birds and Mammals.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Media
2023
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LectureGilad, Dafna; May, Roelof Frans; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Verones, Francesca. (2023) How the Norwegian grid affects biodiversity - quantifying collision and electrocution life cycle impacts on birds in Norway. The 6th conference of the Norwegian Ecological Society (OIKOS) - Ecology on a used planet 2023-02-13 - 2023-02-15
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Academic lectureGilad, Dafna; May, Roelof Frans; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Verones, Francesca. (2023) Quantifying Collision and Electrocution Impacts of the Electric Grid on Biodiversity. ISIE 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE) , Leiden 2023-07-02 - 2023-07-05
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Popular scientific lectureGilad, Dafna. (2023) Balancing energy needs and environmental impacts - a boardgame developed at NTNU. EPT Day 2023 - Energy and Process Engineering for a better world 2023-11-14 - 2023-11-14
2022
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LectureGilad, Dafna; May, Roelof Frans; Verones, Francesca. (2022) Quantifying the global impacts of power lines. UAA The 13th Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management Symposia , Charlotte 2022-10-09 - 2022-10-12
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PosterGilad, Dafna; May, Roelof Frans; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Verones, Francesca. (2022) Between the lines: A new LCIA methodology to quantify the collision impact of power lines on birds in Norway. SETAC The 32nd Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe - towards a Reduced Pollution Society , Copenhagen 2022-05-15 - 2022-05-19