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| Title | Author* | Date** | Type of Content |
Technology Types |
Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Mediterranean Marine Life | Bray, L., et al. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Understanding the potential effects of wave energy devices on kelp biotopes | Macleod, A., et al. | January 2014 | Report | Wave | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Towards an Ecosystem Approach to Assess the Impacts of Marine Renewable Energy | Pezy, J., et al. | March 2019 | Book Chapter | Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| A High Resolution Hydrodynamic Model of Puget Sound to Support Nearshore Restoration Feasibility Analysis and Design | Khangaonkar, T., Yang, Z. | March 2011 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Marine ALSF Science Review: Aggregate Research in UK Waters | Newell, R., Reeds, K. | June 2005 | Presentation | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem, Nearfield Habitat |
| The Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland | Connor, D., et al. | May 2004 | Report | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Ecosystem, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| A Preliminary Review of the Impact of Placing Portions of an Extra-High Voltage Transmission Line Beneath the Chesapeake Bay & Other Waters | Community & Environmental Defense Service | February 2011 | Report | N/A | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem, Fish, Nearfield Habitat |
| EcoSpatial Information Database: U.S. Atlantic Region | Madsen, K., et al. | May 2014 | Report | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem, Fish |
| Spatial and Seasonal Relationships Between Pacific Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) and their Prey, at Multiple Scales | Grigg, E., et al. | July 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Urban Structures as Marine Habitats: An Experimental Comparison of the Composition and Abundance of Subtidal Epibiota Among Pilings, Pontoons and Rocky Reefs | Connell, S. | August 2001 | Journal Article | N/A | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem |
| Regime Shifts in Exploited Marine Food Webs: Detecting Mechanisms Underlying Alternative Stable States using Size-Structured Community Dynamics Theory | Gårdmark, A., et al. | November 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Embracing Thresholds for Better Environmental Management | Kelly, R., et al. | March 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Multiple Stressors and Multifunctionality: Limited Effects on an Illuminated Benthic System | Alsterberg, C., Sundbäck, K., Gamfeldt, L. | December 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem, Nearfield Habitat |
| Marine Defaunation: Animal Loss in the Global Ocean | McCauley, D., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| The Importance of Marine Spatial Planning in Advancing Ecosystem-Based Sea Use Management | Douvere, F. | September 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| The Impact of Debris on Marine Life | Gall, S., Thompson, R. | March 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| The Marine Spatial Classification and the Identification of Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs) for Marine Biodiversity Conservation - A Case Study of the Offshore China | Hao, H., Bin, C., Jinlan, L. | November 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Fauna and Ecosystem Processes | Fabry, V., et al. | February 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Ocean Acidification-Induced Food Quality Deterioration Constrains Trophic Transfer | Rossoll, D., et al. | April 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Optimal Avoidance and Evasion Tactics in Predator-Prey Interactions | Weihs, D., Webb, P. | January 1984 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| An Interim Framework for Assessing the Population Consequences of Disturbance | King, S., et al. | October 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Assessing the structure and temporal dynamics of seabird communities: the challenge of capturing marine ecosystem complexity | Moreno, R., et al. | October 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem |
| How Might We Assess and Manage the Effects of Underwater Noise on Populations of Marine Animals? | Tasker, M. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | N/A | Noise | Ecosystem |
| Assessing Marine Ecosystem Acoustic Diversity Across Ocean Basins | Parks, S., Miksis-Olds, J., Denes, S. | May 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Marine Spatial Planning Advancing the Ecosystem-Based Approach to Coastal Zone Management: A Review | Domínguez-Tejo, E., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Status and Trends for the World’s Kelp Forests | Wernberg, T., et al. | January 2019 | Book Chapter | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Salt Marshes: Their Role in Our Society and Threats Posed to Their Existence | Giuliani, S., Bellucci, L. | January 2019 | Book Chapter | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Offshore oil production platforms as potential sources of larvae to coastal shelf regions off southern California | Nishimoto, M., Simons, R., Love, M. | October 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem, Fish, Invertebrates |
| World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation Volume III: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts | Sheppard, C. | January 2019 | Book | N/A | Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy |
| Evaluating Threats in Multinational Marine Ecosystems: A Coast Salish First Nations and Tribal Perspective | Gaydos, J., Thixton, S., Donatuto, J. | December 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Chemicals, Collision, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data |
| Wales' Marine Evidence Report | Welsh Government | October 2015 | Report | N/A | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data |
| Oil Platforms off California are Among the Most Productive Marine Fish Habitats Globally | Claisse, J., et al. | September 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish |
| Benthic Community and Biological Trait Composition in Respect to Artificial Coastal Defence Structures: A Study Case in the Northern Adriatic Sea | Munari, C. | September 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates |
| Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems | Doney, S., et al. | January 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| A Marine Biological Underwater Depuration System (MUDS) to Process Waste Waters | Cattaneo-Vietti, R., et al. | July 2003 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish |
| Development and application of a low-cost rapid assessment system for coastal benthic habitats | Benjamin, C., et al. | September 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates |
| Ocean Science Magazine | Brown, W., et al. | September 2019 | Magazine Article | N/A | Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
| Marine Renewable Energies: Perspectives and Implications for Marine Ecosystems | Azzellino, A., et al. | June 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| 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 |
| Offshore Marine Renewable Energy Devices as Stepping Stones Across Biogeographical Boundaries | Adams, T., et al. | January 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem |
| Practical Management of Cumulative Anthropogenic Impacts with Working Marine Examples | Wright, A., Kyhn, L. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Ecosystem |
| The Main Characteristics, Problems, and Prospects for Western European Coastal Seas | Dauvin, J. | February 2008 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Vitamine ENA: A framework for the development of ecosystem-based indicators for decision makers | Safi, G., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Compatibility of offshore energy installations with marine protected areas | Thurstan, R., Yates, K., O'Leary, B. | February 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Marine Renewable Energy: Potential Benefits to Biodiversity? An Urgent Call for Research | Inger, R., et al. | December 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Renewable energy and biodiversity: Implications for transitioning to a Green Economy | Gasparatos, A., et al. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| California Current Cetacean & Ecosystem Assessment Survey (CalCurCEAS): Final Report to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regarding Surveys of Windfloat and Wave Energy Areas | Barlow, J., Henry, A., Ballance, L. | April 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Wave Hub Environmental Statement | South West of England Regional Development Agency | June 2006 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem, Fish, Nearfield Habitat, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Wave Energy Test Site Environmental Assessment: Marine Corps Base Hawaii | Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem, Farfield Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EMEC Billia Croo FLOWBEC Fluorometer Monitoring Data |
University of Aberdeen |
July 2013 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Ecosystem |
| First Interim Report of the Working Group on Marine Renewable Energy (WGMRE) | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | April 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Assessment of Zooplankton Injury and Mortality Associated With Underwater Turbines for Tidal Energy Production | Schlezinger, D., Taylor, C., Howes, B. | July 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Ecosystem |
| Estimating Effects of Tidal Power Projects and Climate Change on Threatened and Endangered Marine Species and Their Food Web | Busch, S., Greene, C., Good, T. | December 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Spatial and Temporal Benthic Species Assemblage Responses with a Deployed Marine Tidal Energy Device: A Small Scaled Study | Broadhurst, M., Orme, C. | August 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem |
| Current tidal power technologies and their suitability for applications in coastal and marine areas | Roberts, A., et al. | May 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics |
| Offshore Renewable Energy and Nature Conservation: The Case of Marine Tidal Turbines in Northern Ireland | Haslett, J., et al. | December 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Ecosystem |
| The Role of Tidal Lagoons | Hendry, C. | December 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Pentland Firth Meygen AR1500 FLOWBEC Platform Fluorometer Data |
Atlantis Resources |
October 2015 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Ecosystem |
| EMEC Fall of Warness FLOWBEC Platform Fluorometer Monitoring Data |
University of Aberdeen |
June 2012 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Sensitivity of tidal lagoon and barrage hydrodynamic impacts and energy outputs to operational characteristics | Angeloudis, A., Falconer, R. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Ecosystem |
| Observing Ocean Changes at the Nation's First SWAC System | Comfort, C., et al. | September 2013 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, OTEC | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Electricity Generation by the Ocean Thermal Energy | Etemadi, A., et al. | December 2011 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, OTEC | Chemicals, Energy Removal, Static Device | Ecosystem, Farfield Environment, Nearfield Habitat |
| The Application Of Observing System Data In California Current Ecosystem Assessments | Brown, J., et al. | March 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Offshore and Coastal Renewable Energy: Potential Ecological Benefits and Impacts of Large-scale Offshore and Coastal Renewable Energy Projects | Linley, A., et al. | May 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Scaling of Spatial and Temporal Biological Variability at Marine Renewable Energy Sites | Jacques, D., Horne, J. | April 2014 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem, Fish |
| MERiFIC 3.3.1: Collaborative Field Study Programme | Sotta, C., Witt, M., Le Niliot, P. | February 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Ecosystem, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| 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 |
| Describing and Comparing Variability of Fish and Macrozooplankton Density at Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Sites | Jacques, D. | January 2014 | Thesis | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem, Fish |
| Optimising Array Form for Energy Extraction and Environmental Benefit (EBAO) | Smith, H. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Ecosystem |
| Potential Impacts of Ocean Acidification on the Puget Sound Food Web | Busch, D., Harvey, C., McElhany, P. | April 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Effects of Renewable Energy Production and Infrastructure on Wildlife | Sanchez-Zapata, J., et al. | May 2016 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Characterizing Biological Impacts at Marine Renewable Energy Sites | Wiesebron, L., Horne, J., Hendrix, N. | June 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Review of Information Sources to Support Connectivity Assessments under the Habitats Regulations | Carse, L. | November 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Turning Off the DRIP ('Data-Rich, Information-Poor') - Rationalising Monitoring with a Focus on Marine Renewable Energy Developments and the Benthos | Wilding, T., et al. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem |
| Modeling Baseline Conditions of Ecological Indicators: Marine Renewable Energy Environmental Monitoring | Linder, H., Horne, J., Ward, E. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| The future of coastal and estuarine modeling: Findings from a workshop | Fringer, O., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Assessing the Vulnerability of the Marine Bird Community in the Western North Sea to Climate Change and Other Anthropogenic Impacts | Burthe, S., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes |
| Integrated Ecosystem Assessments: Developing the Scientific Basis for Ecosystem-Based Management of the Ocean | Levin, P., et al. | January 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Ecological best practice in decommissioning: a review of scientific research | Fortune, I., Paterson, D. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Connectivity of larval stages of sedentary marine communities between hard substrates and offshore structures in the North Sea | van der Molen, J., et al. | October 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Contributions of marine infrastructures to marine planning and protected area networking | Shabtay, A., Portman, M., Carmel, Y. | June 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Special Issue: Renewable Ocean Energy Development and the Environment | Zydlewski, G., Copping, A., Redden, A. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Marine Mammals Trace Anthropogenic Structures at Sea | Russell, D., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Offshore renewable energy: ecological implications of generating electricity in the coastal zone | Gill, A. | August 2005 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| The ecology of infrastructure decommissioning in the North Sea: what we need to know and how to achieve it | Fowler, A., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Annex IV 2016 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World | Copping, A., et al. | April 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entrapment, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Using Coupled Hydrodynamic Biogeochemical Models to Predict the Effects of Tidal Turbine Arrays on Phytoplankton Dynamics | Schuchert, P., et al. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes |
| A Scenario-Based Approach to Evaluating Potential Environmental Impacts Following a Tidal Barrage Installation | Kidd, I., et al. | November 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
| Tidal Power and the Aquatic Environment of La Rance | Retiere, C. | January 1994 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes |
| Intertidal Ecology and Potential Power Impacts, Bay of Fundy, Canada | Gordon, D. Jr. | January 1994 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
| Tidal barrages in the UK: Ecological and social impacts, potential mitigation, and tools to support barrage planning | Hooper, T., Austen, M. | July 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Collision | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| The Ecology of Marine Tidal Race Environments and the Impact of Tidal Energy Development | Broadhurst, M. | January 2013 | Thesis | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish |
| South Korea's Plans for Tidal Power: When a "Green" Solution Creates More Problems | Ko, Y., Schubert, D. | November 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data |
| Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Wake Interactions of Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines | Gotelli, C., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes |
| Potential Environmental Consequences of Enhanced Ocean Upwelling | Karl, D., et al. | September 2013 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), OTEC | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Environmental Impacts | NOAA Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management | January 2010 | Report | Marine Energy (General), OTEC | Chemicals, EMF, Entrapment | Ecosystem Processes, Nearfield Habitat |
| Physical and Biological Modeling of a 100 Megawatt Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Discharge Plume | Rocheleau, G., Grandelli, P. | September 2011 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General), OTEC | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
| From ocean sprawl to blue-green infrastructure – A UK perspective on an issue of global significance | Evans, A., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions | Bishop, M., et al. | February 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Artificial Reef Effect in Relation to Offshore Renewable Energy Conversion: State of the Art | Langhamer, O. | December 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish |
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