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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you hear what I hear? Implications of detector selection for acoustic monitoring of bats | Adams, A., et al. | September 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Bats |
| Low-cost acoustic design of a bat test room | Correia, R., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Bats |
| How anthropogenic noise affects foraging | Luo, J., Siemers, B., Koselj, K. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | Noise | Bats |
| On Certain Problems Concerning Environmental Impact Assessment of Wind Turbines in Scope of Acoustic Effects | Wszolek, T., et al. | January 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Bats, Birds, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Low-Frequency Sounds Induce Acoustic Trauma in Cephalopods | André, M., et al. | November 2011 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Noise Negatively Affects Foraging and Antipredator Behaviour in Shore Crabs | Wale, M., Simpson, S., Radford, A. | July 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| The Acoustics And Acoustic Behavior Of The California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus Interruptus) | Patek, S., Shipp, L., Staaterman, E. | January 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Turbine Sound May Influence the Metamorphosis Behaviour of Estuarine Crab Megalopae | Pine, M., Jeffs, A., Radford, C. | December 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Sensitivity of the Mussel Mytilus edulis to Substrate-Borne Vibration in Relation to Anthropogenically Generated Noise | Roberts, L., et al. | October 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| A review of crustacean sensitivity to high amplitude underwater noise: Data needs for effective risk assessment in relation to UK commercial species | Edmonds, N., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Environmental Assessment of Offshore Wind Power Generation near Rhode Island: Acoustic and Electromagnetic Effects on Marine Animals | Miller, J., et al. | October 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF, Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
| Temporal Patterns In Ambient Noise Of Biological Origin From A Shallow Water Temperate Reef | Radford, C., et al. | May 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| A Sound Approach to Assessing the Impact of Underwater Noise on Marine Fishes and Invertebrates | Hawkins, A., Popper, A. | March 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Information gaps in understanding the effects of noise on fishes and invertebrates | Hawkins, A., Pembroke, A., Popper, A. | March 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Marine Life: Publication Patterns, New Discoveries, and Future Directions in Research and Management | Williams, R., et al. | October 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
| Experimental Evidence for the Effects of Chronic Anthropogenic Noise on Abundance of Greater Sage-Grouse at Leks | Blickley, J., Blackwood, D., Patricelli, G. | May 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds |
| Experimental Chronic Noise Is Related to Elevated Fecal Corticosteroid Metabolites in Lekking Male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) | Blickley, J., et al. | November 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds |
| Wind Farm Location and Environmental Impact | Clarke, A. | January 1989 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise, Static Device | Birds |
| The Remote Environmental Assessment Laboratory's Acoustic Library: An Archive for Studying Soundscape Ecology | Kasten, E., et al. | November 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds |
| Grassland bird community and acoustic complexity appear unaffected by proximity to a wind energy facility in the Nebraska Sandhills | Raynor, E., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds |
| Assessing Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future | Bailey, H., Brookes, K., Thompson, P. | September 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals |
| Male Greater Prairie-Chickens Adjust their Vocalizations in the Presence of Wind Turbine Noise | Whalen, C., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| The song of Skylarks Alauda arvensis indicates the deterioration of an acoustic environment resulting from wind farm start‐up | Szymanski, P., et al. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Effects of wind turbine noise on the surrounding soundscape in the context of greater-prairie chicken courtship vocalizations | Whalen, C., et al. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Environmental Aspects of Large-Scale Wind-Power Systems in the UK | Robson, A. | December 1983 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision, Noise | Birds, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts |
| Effects of Wind Turbines on Upland Nesting Birds in Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands | Leddy, K., Higgins, K., Naugle, D. | September 1999 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Passerines |
| The Effects of Wind Turbines on Antipredator Behavior in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) | Rabin, L., Coss, R., Owings, D. | August 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Terrestrial Mammals |
| Effects of the Construction of Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm on the Prey Base of Little Tern Sternula albifons at its Most Important UK Colony | Perrow, M., et al. | August 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem, Fish |
| Auditory Sensitivity in Aquatic Animals | Lucke, K., et al. | June 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Minimizing wildlife impacts for offshore wind energy development: Winning tradeoffs for seabirds in space and cetaceans in time | Best, B., Halpin, P. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Dynamic Device, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Long-Term, Global-Scale Statistics of Sound Propagation | Cheinet, S. | March 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Farfield Environment |
| An Investigation into the Effects of Underwater Piling Noise on Salmonids | Nedwell, J., et al. | November 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Common Sole Larvae Survive High Levels of Pile-Driving Sound in Controlled Exposure Experiments | Bolle, L., et al. | March 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Design and Implementation of an Underwater Sound Recording Device | Martinez, J., et al. | September 2011 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Effects Of Ambient And Boat Noise On Hearing And Communication In Three Fish Species Living In A Marine Protected Area (Miramare, Italy) | Codarin, A., et al. | December 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Hearing in Fish and their Reactions to Sounds from Offshore Wind Farms | Wahlberg, M., Westerberg, H. | March 2005 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Influence of Wind-Produced Noise on Orientation in the Sole (Solea solea) | Lagardère, J., et al. | January 1994 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Particle Motion Measured at an Operational Wind Turbine in Relation to Hearing Sensitivity in Fish | Sigray, P., Andersson, M. | July 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Recovery of Barotrauma Injuries in Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha from Exposure to Pile Driving Sound | Casper, B., et al. | June 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Risk Formulation For The Sonic Effects Of Offshore Wind Farms On Fish In The EU Region | Kikuchi, R. | February 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| The Effects Of Anthropogenic Sources Of Sound On Fishes | Popper, A., Hastings, M. | January 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Threshold for Onset of Injury in Chinook Salmon from Exposure to Impulsive Pile Driving Sounds | Halvorsen, M., et al. | June 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| The Effects of Human-Generated Sound on Fish | Popper, A., Hastings, M. | January 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Responses of Free-Living Coastal Pelagic Fish to Impulsive Sounds | Hawkins, A., Roberts, L., Cheesman, S. | May 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| High Intensity Anthropogenic Sound Damages Fish Ears | McCauley, R., Fewtrell, J., Popper, A. | January 2003 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Effects of Pile Driving on the Behavior of Cod and Sole | Thomsen, F., et al. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| In Situ Mortality Experiments with Juvenile Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Relation to Impulsive Sound Levels Caused by Pile Driving of Windmill Foundations | Dubusschere, E., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Eco-Hydro-Acoustic Modeling and its Use as an EIA Tool | Rossington, K., et al. | October 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| A Noisy Spring: The Impact of Globally Rising Underwater Sound Levels on Fish | Slabbekoorn, H., et al. | July 2010 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Impulsive Sounds Change European Seabass Swimming Patterns: Influence of Pulse Repetition Interval | Neo, Y., et al. | August 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Use of Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and Motion Analysis for Studying the Impacts of Underwater Noise upon Free Ranging Fish and Implications for Marine Energy Management | Roberts, L., Perez-Dominguez, R., Elliott, M. | November 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Onset of Barotrauma Injuries Related to Number of Pile Driving Strike Exposures in Hybrid Striped Bass | Casper, B., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Effect of boat noise on the behaviour of bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus in the Mediterranean Sea | Sarà, G., et al. | February 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Anthropogenic noise increases fish mortality by predation | Simpson, S., et al. | February 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Swimming Behavior of Roach (Rutilus rutilus) and Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Response to Wind Power Noise and Single-tone Frequencies | Andersson, M., et al. | December 2007 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Boat noise affects the early life history of two damselfishes | Fakan, E., McCormick, M. | April 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| School is out on noisy reefs: the effect of boat noise on predator learning and survival of juvenile coral reef fishes | Ferrari, M., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Swimming behavior of roach (rutilus rutilus) and three-spined stickleback (gasterosteus aculeatus) in response to wind power noise and single-tone frequencies | Andersson, M., et al. | December 2007 | Journal Article | Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Anthropogenic Sound: Effects on the Behavior and Physiology of Fishes | Popper, A., et al. | December 2003 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Effects of underwater noise on auditory sensitivity of a cyprinid fish | Scholik, A., Yan, H. | February 2001 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Ship noise and cortisol secretion in European freshwater fishes | Wysocki, L., Dittami, J., Ladich, F. | April 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Aquatic Acoustic Metrics Interface Utility for Underwater Sound Monitoring and Analysis | Ren, H., et al. | May 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Marine Noise Budgets in Practice | Faulkner, R., Merchant, N., Martinez, R. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Noise in the Sea and Its Impacts on Marine Organisms | Peng, C., Zhao, X., Liu, G. | September 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Vessel noise cuts down communication space for vocalizing fish and marine mammals | Putland, R., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| A procedure for deriving wind turbine noise limits by taking into account annoyance | Fredianelli, L., Carpita, S., Licitra, G. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Development of Regulatory Requirements for Wind Turbines in Alberta | DeGagne, D., Lewis, A. | June 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General) | Noise | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| The politics of evidence: Conflicting social commitments and environmental priorities in the debate over wind energy and public health | Taylor, J., Klenk, N. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General) | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Wind Turbine Noise and Sleep: Pilot Studies on the Influence of Noise Characteristics | Morsing, J., et al. | November 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Exposure-response relationship of wind turbine noise with self-reported symptoms of sleep and health problems: A nationwide socioacoustic survey in Japan | Kageyama, T., et al. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Auditory Recognition of Familiar and Unfamiliar Subjects with Wind Turbine Noise | Maffei, L., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Noise Exposure: A Systematic Review | Schmidt, J., Klokker, M. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Health Effects and Wind Turbines: A Review of the Literature | Knopper, L., Ollson, C. | September 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Stakeholders or Subject Matter Experts, who Should be consulted? | Alberts, D. | April 2007 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General) | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Anthropogenic noise playback impairs embryonic development and increases mortality in a marine invertebrate | Nedelec, S., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Invertebrates |
| From DNA to ecological performance: Effects of anthropogenic noise on a reef-building mussel | Wale, M., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Invertebrates |
| Noise pollution limits metal bioaccumulation and growth rate in a filter feeder, the Pacific oyster Magallana gigas | Charifi, M., et al. | April 2018 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Invertebrates |
| A New Context-Based Approach to Assess Marine Mammal Behavioral Responses to Anthropogenic Sounds | Ellison, W., et al. | February 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Acoustic Masking In Marine Ecosystems: Intuitions, Analysis, And Implication | Clark, C., et al. | December 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Assessing Underwater Noise Levels during Pile-Driving at an Offshore Windfarm and its Potential Effects on Marine Mammals | Bailey, H., et al. | June 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Do Marine Mammals Experience Stress Related to Anthropogenic Noise? | Wright, A., et al. | January 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Effect of the Sound Generated by an Acoustic Harassment Device on the Relative Abundance and Distribution of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Retreat Passage, British Columbia | Olesiuk, P., et al. | October 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Environmental Noise and Decision Making Possible Implications of Increases in Anthropogenic Noise for Information Processing in Marine Mammals | Bateson, M. | January 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Implications for Marine Mammals of Large-Scale Changes in the Marine Acoustic Environment | Tyack, P. | June 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Perception of Low-Frequency Acoustic Signals by a Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Presence of Simulated Offshore Wind Turbine Noise | Lucke, K., et al. | January 2007 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Pile Driving Zone of Responsiveness Extends Beyond 20 km for Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena (L.)) | Tougaard, J., et al. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Responses of Harbour Porpoises to Pile Driving at the Horns Rev II Offshore Wind Farm in the Danish North Sea | Brandt, M., et al. | January 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Seasonal Distribution Of Harbour Porpoises And Possible Interference Of Offshore Wind Farms In The German North Sea | Gilles, A., Scheidat, M., Siebert, U. | May 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise, Static Device | Marine Mammals |
| The Effect of Acoustic Harassment Devices on Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada | Johnston, D. | November 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Wind Turbine Underwater Noise and Marine Mammals: Implications of Current Knowledge and Data Needs | Madsen, P., et al. | March 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Auditory Effects of Underwater Noise in Odontocetes | Finneran, J. | January 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Repeated Elicitation of the Acoustic Startle Reflex Leads to Sensitisation in Subsequent Avoidance Behaviour and Induces Fear Conditioning | Janik, V., Götz, T. | April 2011 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Responsible Practices for Minimizing and Monitoring Environmental Impacts of Marine Seismic Surveys with an Emphasis on Marine Mammals | Nowacek, D., et al. | November 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| The Influence of 70 and 120 kHz Tonal Signals on the Behavior of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in a Floating Pen | Kastelein, R., et al. | May 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Behavioral Reactions of Harbor Porpoise to Pile-Driving Noise | Tougaard, J., et al. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Marine Mammals and Ocean Noise: Future Directions and Information Needs with Respect to Science, Policy and Law in Canada | Williams, R., et al. | September 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Study and Application of Underwater Noise Impact in Coastal Region off Western Taiwan | Cheng, Y., et al. | March 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Effects of Pile-Driving on Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) at the First Offshore Wind Farm in Germany | Dähne, M., et al. | April 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
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