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Title | Author* | Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors |
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Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation | Moorman, C., Grodsky, S., Rupp, S. | January 2019 | Book | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Bats, Birds |
Updated Summary of Knowledge: Selected Areas of the Pacific Coast | Kaplan, B., et al. | July 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Ecosystem, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics |
Installation of Tidal Turbine Array at Kyle Rhea, Scotland: Scoping Study | Bedford, G., Tarrant, D., Trendall, J. | March 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Farfield Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
The Kyle Rhea Tidal Stream Array Environmental Statement: Non-Technical Summary | Sea Generation | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Farfield Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Assessing Wave Energy Effects on Biodiversity: The Wave Hub Experience | Witt, M., et al. | October 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
FORCE Environmental Effects Monitoring Report September 2009 to January 2011 | FORCE | January 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2017 | FORCE | January 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Environmental Effects Monitoring Report 2011-2013 | FORCE | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | EMF, Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Fairhead Tidal Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Document | McGrath, C. | December 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | EMF, Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Oregon State University and Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Wave Energy Test Project | US Department of Energy | August 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics |
Ramsey Sound Tidal Energy Limited Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement | Tidal Energy | October 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics |
EMEC Fall of Warness Test Site: Environmental Appraisal | European Marine Energy Centre | August 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Marine Renewable Energy and Environmental Interactions: Baseline Assessments of Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Benthic Communities on the Oregon Shelf | Henkel, S., Suryan, R., Lagerquist, B. | February 2014 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
Guidance on Survey and Monitoring in Relation to Marine Renewable Deployments in Scotland - Draft Reports | Royal Haskoning | September 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
Environmental Monitoring at the Maren Wave Power Test Site | Andersen, K., et al. | September 2009 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Summary Report on Environmental Monitoring Related to the Pearson College - ENCANA - Clean Current Tidal Power Demonstration Project at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve | Thuringer, P., Reidy, R. | December 2006 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | EMF, Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat |
Environmental Assessment Registration Document - Fundy Tidal Energy Demonstration Project Volume I: Environmental Assessment | AECOM | June 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Evaluating the Statistical Power of Detecting Changes in the Abundance of Seabirds at Sea | Maclean, I., et al. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
Population Sizes of Seabirds Breeding in Scottish SPAs | Lewis, M., et al. | July 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
Using a Spatial Overlap Approach to Estimate the Risk of Collisions between Deep Diving Seabirds and Tidal Stream Turbines: A Review of Potential Methods and Approaches | Waggitt, J., Scott, B. | February 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Symbiotic Offshore Energy Harvesting and Storage Systems | Slocum, A. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
A Diving Bird Collision Risk Assessment Framework for Tidal Turbines | Grant, M., Trinder, M., Harding, N. | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Guidelines for a Sustainable Exploitation of Offshore Renewable Energy - Account on Seabird Species | Cruz, E., Simas, T. | December 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds |
Diving Behaviour of Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle in the Pentland Firth, UK: Potential for Interactions with Tidal Stream Energy Developments | Masden, E., Foster, S., Jackson, A. | October 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds |
An Evaluation of the Use of Shore-Based Surveys for Estimating Spatial Overlap between Deep-Diving Seabirds and Tidal Stream Turbines | Waggitt, J., Bell, P., Scott, B. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds |
Investigating the Potential Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Developments on Seabirds | Wade, H. | September 2015 | Thesis | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds |
Hydropower and Environmental Regulation - A Scottish Perspective | Copestake, P. | March 2006 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds |
EMEC Fall of Warness Boat-Based Wildlife Surveys (RESPONSE Project) |
University of Aberdeen |
May 2012 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds |
Finding out the Fate of Displaced Birds | Searle, K., et al. | February 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning | Winship, A., et al. | June 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds |
Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua | Thaxter, C., et al. | April 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds |
Marine bird colony and at-sea distributions along the Oregon coast: Implications for marine spatial planning and information gap analysis | Suryan, R., et al. | April 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
Meeting Europe's Renewable Energy Targets in Harmony with Nature | BirdLife Europe | January 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds |
Wave & Tidal Consenting Position Paper Series: Ornithological Impacts | Kirby, A., et al. | October 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Birds |
Tidal Barrages and Birds | Clark, N. | March 2006 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds |
First Specific Biodiversity Assessment in the Portuguese Pilot Zone for Marine Renewables | Coelho, H., et al. | June 2012 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds, Ecosystem, Marine Mammals |
Review of Recent Literature Relevant to the Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Devices 2013 | Kropp, R. | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds, Fish |
Summary of Environment Impact of Renewable Energy Resources | Zhu, J., Cheung, K. | December 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds, Fish |
Multibeam Imaging of the Environment Around Marine Renewable Energy Devices | Williamson, B., Blondel, P. | December 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow | Birds, Fish |
Evaluating Effects of Stressors - Fiscal Year 2010 Progress Report: Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy | Anderson, R., Copping, A., Van Cleve, F. | November 2010 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
MeyGen Tidal Energy Project Phase 1: Environmental Statement | MeyGen | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Making Marine Renewable Energy Mainstream | Murray, M. | April 2011 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
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 |
Long-Term Multibeam Measurements Around a Tidal Turbine Test Site in Orkney, Scotland | Blondel, P., Williamson, B. | August 2013 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Pentland Firth Meygen AR1500 FLOWBEC Platform Multi-beam and Echosounder Data |
Atlantis Resources |
October 2015 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Pentland Firth MeyGen AR1500 and HS1500 Video Camera Data |
Atlantis Resources |
November 2016 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Fall of Warness HyTide 1000 Video Monitoring Data of Wildlife Interactions |
Aquatera Ltd |
May 2014 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Fall of Warness HyTide 1000 Observational Data Informing Video Analysis |
Aquatera Ltd |
June 2014 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
EMEC Fall of Warness FLOWBEC Platform Multi-Beam Sonar and Echosounder Data |
University of Aberdeen |
June 2012 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
EMEC Billia Croo FLOWBEC Platform Multi-Beam Sonar and Echosounder Data |
University of Aberdeen |
July 2013 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Wave | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
A Self-Contained Subsea Platform for Acoustic Monitoring of the Environment Around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field Deployments at Wave and Tidal Energy Sites in Orkney, Scotland | Williamson, B., et al. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Collision | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Environmental Risk Evaluation System - An Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Copping, A., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Pentland Firth Meygen AR1500 Multi-beam Echosounder Data: SGDS Project |
Atlantis Resources |
February 2017 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds |
Wave Energy in Tropical Regions: Deployment Challenges, Environmental and Social Perspectives | Felix, A., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Scapa Flow Scale Site: Environmental Description | European Marine Energy Centre | April 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Sea Turtles |
Shapinsay Sound Scale Site: Environmental Description | European Marine Energy Centre | April 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Sea Turtles |
Environmental Scoping Report Westray South Tidal Array | SSE Renewables | October 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise, Static Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics |
Reedsport OPT Environmental Assessment | Ocean Power Technologies | December 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics |
Assessment of Fish and Wildlife Presence Near Two River Instream Energy Conversion Devices in the Kvichak River, Alaska in 2014 | Nemeth, M., Priest, J., Patterson, H. | December 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | N/A | Birds, Fish, Terrestrial Mammals |
A Conflict of Greens: Green Development Versus Habitat Preservation - The Case of Incheon, South Korea | Ko, Y., Schubert, D., Hester, R. | June 2011 | Magazine Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Birds, Human Dimensions |
User Guide for the MRSea Package: Marine Renewables Strategic Environmental Assessment | Scott-Hayward, L., et al. | October 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Marine Mammals |
Confusion Reigns? A Review of Marine Megafauna Interactions with Tidal-Stream Environments | Benjamins, S., et al. | August 2015 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Marine Mammals |
MR7.2.1 Collision Risk: A Brief Review of Available Information on Behaviour of Mammals and Birds in High Tidal Energy Areas | Onoufriou, J., Thompson, D. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Marine Mammals |
EMEC Fall of Warness High-Intensity Wildlife Observation Data |
University of Aberdeen |
June 2012 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Marine Mammals |
EMEC Fall of Warness Wildlife Observation Data |
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) |
July 2005 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Marine Mammals |
EMEC Billia Croo High-Intensity Wildlife Observation Data |
University of Aberdeen |
July 2013 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Wave | Dynamic Device | Birds, Marine Mammals |
Environmental Aspects of Developing Ireland’s Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) | Kavanagh, P., et al. | September 2011 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Birds, Marine Mammals |
Analysis of the Possible Displacement of Bird and Marine Mammal Species Related to the Installation and Operation of Marine Energy Conversion Systems | Long, C. | January 2017 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Marine Mammals |
SeaGen Tidal Turbine - An Exercise in Adaptive Management | Ainsworth, D. | April 2011 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Birds, Marine Mammals |
EMEC Billia Croo Wildlife Observation Data |
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) |
June 2009 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Final Report on the Acoustic, Marine Mammal and Bird Monitoring Studies During Phase 1 Pile Driving Activities | ORPC Maine | June 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Birds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
EMEC Billia Croo Wave Test Site: Wildlife Observations Project Annual Report | Marine Scotland | May 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Birds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
EMEC Fall of Warness Tidal Test Site: Wildlife Observations Project Annual Report | Marine Scotland | May 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
Effective Monitoring Strategies | Conley, D. | April 2011 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Birds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality |
Birds and Wave & Tidal Stream Energy: An Ecological Review | McCluskie, A., Langston, R., Wilkinson, N. | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds |
Seabird Conservation and Tidal Stream and Wave Power Generation: Information Needs for Predicting and Managing Potential Impacts | Langton, R., Davies, I., Scott, B. | September 2011 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | Static Device | Birds, Seabirds |
Using the FLOWBEC Seabed Frame to Understand Underwater Interactions between Diving Seabirds, Prey, Hydrodynamics and Tidal and Wave Energy Structures | Williamson, B., et al. | April 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Seabird Surveys in High Energy Marine Sites; Marrying Best Practice and Guidance | Jackson, D., Pinder, S. | April 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Seabirds and Marine Renewables: Are we Asking the Right Questions? | Scott, B., et al. | February 2014 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Quantifying Pursuit-Diving Seabirds' Associations with Fine-Scale Physical Features in Tidal Stream Environments | Waggitt, J., et al. | December 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Using kernel density estimation to explore habitat use by seabirds at a marine renewable wave energy test facility | Leesa, K., Guerin, A., Masden, E. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Predictable Hydrodynamic Conditions Explain Temporal Variations in the Density of Benthic Foraging Seabirds in a Tidal Stream Environment | Waggitt, J., et al. | July 2016 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Visualising the Aspect-Dependent Radar Cross Section of Seabirds over a Tidal Energy Test Site Using a Commercial Marine Radar System | McCann, D., Bell, P. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Seabird Ecology in High-Energy Environments: Approaches to Assessing Impacts of Marine Renewables | Robbins, A. | July 2017 | Thesis | Marine Energy general | Dynamic Device | Birds, Seabirds |
Comparative Studies Reveal Variability in the use of Tidal Stream Environments by Seabirds | Waggitt, J., et al. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Black Guillemot Ecology in Relation to Tidal Stream Energy Generation: An Evaluation of Current Knowledge and Information Gaps | Johnston, D., et al. | March 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Modeling At-Sea Occurrence and Abundance of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning: Phase 1 Report | Kinlan, B., et al. | May 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Seabird Distribution and Abundance in the Offshore Environment Final Report | Kuletz, K., Labunski, E. | February 2017 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
The Ornithodolite as a tool to quantify animal space use and habitat selection: a case study with birds diving in tidal waters | Cole, E., et al. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | Dynamic Device | Birds, Seabirds |
Tracking seabirds to identify ecologically important and high risk marine areas in the western North Atlantic | Montevecchi, W., et al. | November 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Identifying ecologically important marine areas for seabirds using behavioural information in combination with distribution patterns | Camphuysen, K., et al. | November 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Seabird Surveys at Ireland’s Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) | Hunt, J., Beaubier, J., McLoughlin, D. | January 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Population Trends of Breeding Seabird Colonies in Scottish SPAs | Malcolm, F., Lye, G., Lewis, M. | July 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Population Sizes of Seabirds breeding in Scottish Special Protection Areas | Lewis, M., et al. | July 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Evaluating habitat, prey, and mesopredator associations in a community of marine birds | Goyert, H., et al. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Incorporating Data Uncertainty when Estimating Potential Vulnerability of Scottish Seabirds to Marine Renewable Energy Developments | Wade, H., et al. | August 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Potential Impacts of Wave-Powered Marine Renewable Energy Installations on Marine Birds | Grecian, W., et al. | August 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
Localised anthropogenic wake generates a predictable foraging hotspot for top predators | Lieber, L., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Attraction, Changes in Flow | Birds, Seabirds |
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) Movements at Sea in Relation to Marine Renewable Energy Developments | Wade, H., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
A Review of Marine Bird Diving Behaviour: Assessing Underwater Collision Risk with Tidal Turbines | Robbins, A., et al. | May 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Seabirds |