Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base provides access to information about the environmental effects of marine and wind energy, supporting OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents and OES-Environmental metadata forms are compiled into a user-friendly table with advanced filtering. Filters may be selected on the right, or keywords entered in the Search Text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers.
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| Title | Author* | Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors |
Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report of the Workshop on International Harmonisation of Approaches to Define Underwater Noise Exposure Criteria | Lucke, K., et al. | April 2014 | Workshop Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
| Pathways of Effects for Offshore Renewable Energy in Canada | Isaacman, L., Daborn, G. | December 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions |
| D4.17 Report on environmental monitoring protocols | Magagna, D., et al. | May 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| Ocean Noise: Turn it down - A report on ocean noise pollution | McKenna, C., International Fund for Animal Welfare | June 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| The Underwater Sound Field from Impact Pile Driving and Its Potential Effects on Marine Life | Dahl, P., de Jong, C., Popper, A. | April 2015 | Magazine Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Status and Applications of Acoustic Mitigation and Monitoring Systems for Marine Mammals | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement | November 2009 | Workshop Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Effects of impulsive noise on marine mammals: investigating range‐dependent risk | Hastie, G., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals | Erbe, C., Dunlop, R., Dolman, S. | August 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Noise mitigation during pile-driving efficiently reduces disturbance of marine mammals | Nehls, G., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Is There a Conflict Between Cetacean Conservation and Marine Renewable-Energy Developments? | Brown, V., Simmonds, M. | December 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| The Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals | Boyd, I., et al. | June 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Social structure and abundance of coastal bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Normano-Breton Gulf, English Channel | Louis, M., et al. | May 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Use of Static Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) for monitoring cetaceans at Marine Renewable Energy Installations (MREIs) for Marine Scotland | Embling, C., et al. | October 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Impact of pile-driving on Hector's dolphin in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand | Leunissen, E., Rayment, W., Dawson, S. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Soundscape of an Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) hotspot before windfarm construction in the Pearl River Estuary, China: Do dolphin engage in noise avoidance and passive eavesdropping behavior? | Wang, Z., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Responses of bottlenose dolphins and harbor porpoises to impact and vibration piling noise during harbor construction | Graham, I., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Short-Term Disturbance by a Commercial Two-Dimensional Seismic Survey does Not Lead to Long-Term Displacement of Harbour Porpoises | Thompson, P., et al. | November 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Displacement, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Short-Term Effects of the Construction of Wind Turbines on Harbour Porpoises at Horns Reef | Tougaard, J., et al. | April 2003 | Report | Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Too loud to talk?: Do wind turbine-related sounds affect harbour seal communication? | Lucke, K., et al. | March 2008 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
