Effects of electromagnetic fields from an alternating current power cable on the embryogenesis of three benthic associated marine species
Paoletti, S. , Brabant, R. , Strammer, I.
January 2026
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
EMF
Fish , Invertebrates
Offshore wind turbines constitute benthic secondary production hotspots on and around constructions
Dannheim, J. , Beermann, J. , Coolen, J.
October 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Physical Environment
Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED; outputs from 2024 meeting))
Vanaverbeke, J. , Coolen, J. , Chiarandon, A.
June 2025
Report
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
EMF , Noise
Fish , Demersal Fish , Invertebrates , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
Biodiversity Information of benthic Species at ARtificial structures - BISAR
Dannheim, J. , Kloss, P. , Vanaverbeke, J.
April 2025
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Assessment tool addresses implementation challenges of ecosystem-based management principles in marine spatial planning processes
Galparsoro, I. , Montero, N. , Mandiola, G.
January 2025
Journal Article
Human Dimensions , Marine Spatial Planning
Life on every stone: Characterizing benthic communities from scour protection layers of offshore wind farms in the southern North Sea
Zupan, M. , Coolen, J. , Mavraki, N.
October 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Physical Environment
Answering the key stakeholder questions about the impact of offshore wind farms on marine life using hypothesis testing to inform targeted monitoring
Cresci, A. , Degraer, S. , Zhang, G.
May 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise
Human Dimensions , Stakeholder Engagement
Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning
Knights, A. , Lemasson, A. , Firth, L.
February 2024
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Social & Economic Data
To what extent can decommissioning options for marine artificial structures move us toward environmental targets?
Knights, A. , Lemasson, A. , Firth, L.
January 2024
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
European plaice movements show evidence of high residency, site fidelity, and feeding around hard substrates within an offshore wind farm
Buyse, J. , Reubens, J. , Hostens, K.
November 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction
Fish , Demersal Fish , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Vision paper: Decommissioning offshore windparks in the Belgian part of the North Sea
Van Maele, T. , Desplenter, N. , Van Aken, I.
August 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions
EDEN 2000: Exploring Options For A Nature-Proof Development of Offshore Wind Farms Inside A Natura 2000 Area
Degraer, S. , Brabant, R. , Vanaverbeke, J.
June 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
EMF
Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
A wind of change for soft-sediment infauna within operational offshore windfarms
Lefaible, N. , Braeckman, U. , Degraer, S.
June 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Invertebrates , Physical Environment
Increased food availability at offshore wind farms affects trophic ecology of plaice Pleuronectes platessa
Buyse, J. , Hostens, K. , Degraer, S.
March 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Physical Environment
Long-Term Succession on Offshore Wind Farms and the Role of Species Interactions
Zupan, M. , Rumes, B. , Vanaverbeke, J.
February 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction
Invertebrates
Organic matter processing in a [simulated] offshore wind farm ecosystem in current and future climate and aquaculture scenarios
Voet, H. , Vlaminck, E. , van Colen, C.
January 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Invertebrates , Human Dimensions
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Progressive Insights in Changing Species Distribution Patterns Informing Marine Management
Degraer, S. , Brabant, R. , Rumes, B.
January 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision , Displacement , Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Getting ready for offshore wind farm expansion in the North Sea
Degraer, S. , Brabant, R. , Rumes, B.
December 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Seabirds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Marine Spatial Planning
Offshore wind farms affect the spatial distribution pattern of plaice Pleuronectes platessa at both the turbine and wind farm scale
Buyse, J. , Hostens, K. , Degraer, S.
June 2022
Journal Article
Wind Energy
Attraction , Habitat Change
Fish
Small suspension-feeding amphipods play a pivotal role in carbon dynamics around offshore man-made structures
Mavraki, N. , Coolen, J. , Kapasakali, D.
June 2022
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction
Ecosystem Processes , Invertebrates
From plate to plug: The impact of offshore renewables on European fisheries and the role of marine spatial planning
Stelzenmüller, V. , Letschert, J. , Gimpel, A.
April 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Marine Spatial Planning
The Relation between Migratory Activity of Pipistrellus Bats at Sea and Weather Conditions Offers Possibilities to Reduce Offshore Wind Farm Effects
Brabant, R. , Laurent, Y. , Poerink, B.
December 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision
Bats
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Attraction, avoidance and habitat use at various spatial scales
Degraer, S. , Brabant, R. , Rumes, B.
December 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Displacement , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Seabirds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals
Benthos Workgroup Report for the State of the Science Workshop on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy 2020: Cumulative Impacts
Degraer, S. , Hutchison, Z. , LoBue, C.
July 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Physical Environment
Offshore Wind Farm Footprint on Organic and Mineral Particle Flux to the Bottom
Ivanov, E. , Capet, A. , Borger, E.
June 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow
Physical Environment , Sediment Transport
Offshore wind farms and the attraction-production hypothesis: insights from a combination of stomach content and stable isotope analyses
Mavraki, N. , Degraer, S. , Vanaverbeke, J.
March 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Habitat Change
Fish , Demersal Fish , Pelagic Fish
Setting the Context for Offshore Wind Development Effects on Fish and Fisheries
Gill, A. , Degraer, S. , Lipsky, A.
December 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise
Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore Wind Farm Artificial Reefs Affect Ecosystem Structure and Functioning: A Synthesis
Degraer, S. , Carey, D. , Coolen, J.
December 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates
Offshore Wind Energy and Benthic Habitat Changes: Lessons from Block Island Wind Farm
Hutchison, Z. , Bartley, M. , Degraer, S.
December 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Fish , Invertebrates , Physical Environment
Operationalizing risk-based cumulative effect assessments in the marine environment
Stelzenmüller, V. , Coll, M. , Cormier, R.
July 2020
Journal Article
Marine Energy
Human Dimensions
Functional differences in trophic structure of offshore wind farm communities: A stable isotope study
Mavraki, N. , Degraer, S. , Moens, T.
May 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Habitat Change
Fish , Invertebrates
Science in support of ecologically sound decommissioning strategies for offshore man-made structures: taking stock of current knowledge and considering future challenges
Birchenough, S. , Degraer, S.
May 2020
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions
The proportion of flatfish recruitment in the North Sea potentially affected by offshore windfarms
Barbut, L. , Vastenhoud, B. , Vigin, L.
May 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish , Demersal Fish
Benthic effects of offshore renewables: identification of knowledge gaps and urgently needed research
Dannheim, J. , Bergström, L. , Birchenough, S.
May 2020
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Invertebrates
Functional differences in trophic structure of offshore wind farm communities: A stable isotope study
Mavraki, N. , Degraer, S. , Moens, T.
May 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates
The ecology of infrastructure decommissioning in the North Sea: what we need to know and how to achieve it
Fowler, A. , Jørgensen, A. , Coolen, J.
May 2020
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Ecosystem Processes
Towards Estimating the Biogeochemical Footprint of an Offshore Windfarm
Vanavebeke, J. , Braeckman, U. , De Borger, E.
February 2020
Presentation
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Physical Environment , Water Quality , Invertebrates
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Empirical Evidence Inspiring Priority Monitoring, Research and Management
Degraer, S. , Brabant, R. , Rumes, B.
January 2020
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision , Displacement , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Seabirds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Physical Environment
Activity and behaviour of Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii at low and high altitude in a North Sea offshore wind farm
Brabant, R. , Laurent, Y. , Poerink, B.
December 2019
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Avoidance , Collision
Bats
Interdisciplinary science to support North Sea marine management: lessons learned and future demands
Degraer, S. , Van Lancker, V. , Van Dijk, T.
November 2019
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Marine Spatial Planning