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An Analysis of the Efficacy of Four Artificial Reef Designs in Tropical Waters | Brock, R.; Norris, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Distribution and Behaviour of Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Relative to Prey Resources and Environmental Parameters | Kaiser, M.; Galanidi, M.; Showler, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Waterfowl, Ecosystem Processes, Birds | ||
Information Needs to Support Environmental Impact Assessments of the Effects of European Marine Offshore Wind Farms on Birds | Fox, A.; Desholm, M.; Kahlert, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
The Effects of Wind Turbines on Antipredator Behavior in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) | Rabin, L.; Coss, R.; Owings, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise, Collision, Avoidance | Terrestrial Mammals, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
The Main Characteristics, Problems, and Prospects for Western European Coastal Seas | Dauvin, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Ecological Risk as a Tool for Evaluating the Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Construction in the North Sea | Nunneri, C.; Lenhart, J.; Burkhard, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
Assessing the Impact of Wind Farms on the Plant Diversity of Blanket Bogs in the Xistral Mountains (NW Spain) | Fraga, M.; Romero-Pedeira, D.; Souto, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Fouling Assemblages on Offshore Wind Power Plants and Adjacent Substrata | Wilhelmsson, D.; Malm, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
The use of 'ecological risk' for assessing effects of human activities: an example including eutrophication and offshore wind farm construction in the North Sea | Nunneri, C.; Lenhart, H.; Burkhard, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions | ||
Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency: Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America | McDonald, R.; Fargione, J.; Kiesecker, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Environmental Assessment of Offshore Wind Power Generation near Rhode Island: Acoustic and Electromagnetic Effects on Marine Animals | Miller, J.; Potty, G.; Raposa, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | EMF, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
Marine Renewable Energy: Potential Benefits to Biodiversity? An Urgent Call for Research | Inger, R.; Attrill, M.; Bearhop, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Ecosystem Based Modeling and Indication of Ecological Integrity in the German North Sea - Case Study Offshore Wind Parks | Burkhard, B.; Opitz, S.; Lenhart, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
The Effects of Landscape Modifications on the Long-Term Persistence of Animal Populations | Nabe-Nielsen, J.; Sibly, R.; Forchhammer, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Predicting the trends of vertebrate species richness as a response to wind farms installation in mountain ecosystems of northwest Portugal | Santos, M.; Bastos, R.; Travassos, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Wind Power Compensation is not for the Birds: An Opinion from an Environmental Economist | Cole, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds | ||
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.; Gilroy, J.; Skeate, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish | |
The Multi-Use In Wind Farm Projects: More Conflicts Or A Win-Win Opportunity? | Lacroix, D.; Sylvain, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Ecosystem Processes | ||
Effects of wind farms and food scarcity on a large scavenging bird species following an epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy | Martinez-Abrain, A.; Tavecchia, G.; Regan, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
Assessing the Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Wind Power: A Review of Present Knowledge and Research Needs | Arvesen, A.; Hertwich, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
Bird-Community Shifts in Relation to Wind Farms: A Case Study Comparing a Wind Farm, Croplands, and Secondary Forests in Southern Mexico | Villegas-Patraca, R.; Macgregor-Fors, I.; Ortiz-Martinez, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
Artificial Reef Effect in Relation to Offshore Renewable Energy Conversion: State of the Art | Langhamer, O. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment | |
A Quantitative Method to Analyze the Quality of EIA Information in Wind Energy Development and Avian/Bat Assessments | Chang, T.; Nielsen, E.; Auberle, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds, Bats | ||
Habitat Engineering by Decadal-Scale Bioturbation around Shipwrecks on the Great Barrier Reef Mid-Shelf | Stieglitz, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
EIA for Wind Farms in the United Kingdom and Germany | Phylip-Jones, J.; Fischer, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Marine Renewable Energies: Perspectives and Implications for Marine Ecosystems | Azzellino, A.; Conley, D.; Vicinanza, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Impacts of OWF installations on fisheries: A Literature Review | Bat, L.; Sezgin, M.; Sahin, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy | |
Challenges and opportunities for animal conservation from renewable energy development | Katzner, T.; Johnson, J.; Evans, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Ecosystem Processes | |
Comparing the Ecological Impacts of Wind and Oil and Gas Development: A Landscape Scale Assessment | Jones, N.; Pejchar, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Offshore Marine Renewable Energy Devices as Stepping Stones Across Biogeographical Boundaries | Adams, T.; Miller, R.; Aleynik, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Invertebrates, Ecosystem Processes | ||
The potential of offshore windfarms to act as marine protected areas – A systematic review of current evidence | Ashley, M.; Mangi, S.; Rodwell, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Enrichment and Shifts in Macrobenthic Assemblages in an Offshore Wind Farm Area in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Coates, D.; Deschutter, Y.; Vincx, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Invertebrates | |
A Sustainability Index of Potential Co-Location of Offshore Wind Farms and Open Water Aquaculture | Benassai, G.; Mariani, P.; Stenberg, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions | |
Similar Diversity-Disturbance Responses to Different Physical Impacts: Three Cases of Small-Scale Biodiversity Increase in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | De Backer, A.; Van Hoey, G.; Coates, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
A Comparison of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Benthic Habitat Mapping to Inform Offshore Wind Energy Development | LaFrance, M.; King, J.; Oakley, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates | ||
Marine Mammals Trace Anthropogenic Structures at Sea | Russell, D.; Brasseur, S.; Thompson, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Habitat Change | Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Ecosystem Processes | |
No evidence of displacement due to wind turbines in breeding grassland birds | Hale, A.; Hatchett, E.; Meyer, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Passerines, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Predicting the Large-Scale Consequences of Offshore Wind Turbine Array Development on a North Sea Ecosystem | van der Molen, J.; Smith, H.; Lepper, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Ecosystem Processes | |
Biodiversity Offsets for Offshore Wind Farm Projects: The Current Situation in Europe | Vaissière, A.; Levrel, H.; Pioch, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Assessing Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future | Bailey, H.; Brookes, K.; Thompson, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Marine Mammals, Ecosystem Processes, Birds | |
Strengthening the Role of Science in Marine Governance through Environmental Impact Assessment: A Case Study of the Marine Renewable Energy Industry | Wright, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Is EIA Part of the Wind Power Planning Problem? | Smart, D.; Stojanovic, T.; Warren, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Key Criteria for Sustainable Wind Energy Planning - Lessons from an Institutional Perspective on the Impact Assessment Literature | Thygesen, J.; Agarwal, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Offshore Wind Farms in the Southwestern Baltic Sea: A Model Study of Regional Impacts on Oxygen Conditions | Janßen, H.; Schröder, T.; Zettler, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality | ||
Special Issue: Renewable Ocean Energy Development and the Environment | Zydlewski, G.; Copping, A.; Redden, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Wind Energy Planning: Lessons from the United Kingdom and Germany | Phylip-Jones, J.; Fischer, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Renewables-To-Reefs? Decommissioning Options for the Offshore Wind Power Industry | Smyth, K.; Christie, N.; Burdon, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes | |
Using Environmental Impact Assessment and Post-Construction Monitoring Data to Inform Wind Energy Developments | Zwart, M.; Robson, P.; Rankin, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Practical Management of Cumulative Anthropogenic Impacts with Working Marine Examples | Wright, A.; Kyhn, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Noise | Ecosystem Processes | |
Toward Wind Farm Monitoring Optimization: Assessment of Ecological Zones from Marine Landscapes using Machine Learning Algorithms | Grilli, A.; Shumchenia, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Ecosystem Processes |
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