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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Offshore wind farm effects on flounder and gadid dietary habits and condition on the northeastern US coast | Wilber, D.; Brown, L.; Griffin, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Physical Environment | |
Reconciling climate action with the need for biodiversity protection, restoration and rehabilitation | Gorman, C.; Torsney, A.; Gaughran, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy | |
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes | Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Block Island Wind Farm | National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Predator attack rates and anti-predator behavior of side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) at Southern California wind farms, USA | Keehn, J.; Feldman, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles | |
Development of a Video Trawl Survey System for New England Groundfish | DeCelles, G.; Keiley, E.; Lowery, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Visual Impacts | |
Design, production, and validation of the biological and structural performance of an ecologically engineered concrete block mattress: A Nature-Inclusive Design for shoreline and offshore construction | Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Projected cross-shore changes in upwelling induced by offshore wind farm development along the California coast | Raghukumar, K.; Nelson, T.; Jacox, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Offshore Wind Farm Footprint on Organic and Mineral Particle Flux to the Bottom | Ivanov, E.; Capet, A.; Borger, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
The Design, Production and Validation of the Biological and Structural Performance of an Ecologically Engineered Concrete Block Mattress – A Nature Inclusive Design for Shoreline and Offshore construction | Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
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 | |
Offshore wind farms affect the spatial distribution pattern of plaice Pleuronectes platessa at both the turbine and wind farm scale | Buyse, J.; Hostens, K.; Degraer, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish | |
Atlantic deepwater ecosystem observatory network: Patterns of acoustic backscatter and community structure of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf | Miksis-Olds, J.; Warren, J.; Blair, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Comparative migration ecology of striped bass and Atlantic sturgeon in the US Southern mid-Atlantic bight flyway | Rothermel, E.; Balazik, M.; Best, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance | Fish | |
A wind of change for soft-sediment infauna within operational offshore windfarms | Lefaible, N.; Braeckman, U.; Degraer, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
Offshore wind project-level monitoring in the Northeast U.S. continental shelf ecosystem: evaluating the potential to mitigate impacts to long-term scientific surveys | Methratta, E.; Lipsky, A.; Boucher, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | EMF, Habitat Change | Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Observations and Simulations of a Wind Farm Modifying a Thunderstorm Outflow Boundary | Tomaszewski, J.; Lundquist, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Fish distribution in three dimensions around the Block Island Wind Farm as observed with conventional and volumetric echosounders | Jech, J.; Lipsky, A.; Moran, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Fish | |
European plaice movements show evidence of high residency, site fidelity, and feeding around hard substrates within an offshore wind farm | Buyse, J.; Reubens, J.; Hostens, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Overlap between the Mid-Atlantic Bight Cold Pool and offshore wind lease areas | Horwitz, R.; Miles, T.; Munroe, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
An Eulerian perspective on habitat models of striped bass occurrence in an offshore wind development area | Rothermel, E.; O'Brien, M.; Best, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement | Fish, Pelagic Fish | |
Energy Profiling of Demersal Fish: A Case-Study in Wind Farm Artificial Reefs | De Troch, M.; Reubens, J.; Heirman, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
The Ecology of Benthopelagic Fishes at Offshore Wind Farms: A Synthesis of 4 Years of Research | Reubens, J.; Degraer, S.; Vincx, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Experimental Study on Influence of Pitch Motion on the Wake of a Floating Wind Turbine Model | Rockel, S.; Camp, E.; Schmidt, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Environmental Risk Evaluation System - An Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Copping, A.; Hanna, L.; Van Cleve, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Chemicals, Changes in Flow, Avoidance, Attraction | Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds | |
The Iowa Atmospheric Observatory: Revealing the Unique Boundary Layer Characteristics of a Wind Farm | Takle, E.; Rajewski, D.; Purdy, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Offshore Wind Energy and Benthic Habitat Changes: Lessons from Block Island Wind Farm | Hutchison, Z.; Bartley, M.; Degraer, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
In situ observations of suspended particulate matter plumes at an offshore wind farm, southern North Sea | Baeye, M.; Fettweis, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Sediment Transport, Physical Environment | |
Multi-modal Approach for Benthic Impact Assessments in Moraine Habitats: a Case Study at the Block Island Wind Farm | Guarinello, M.; Carey, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Offshore Wind Farms as Productive Sites or Ecological Traps for Gadoid Fishes? - Impact on Growth, Condition Index and Diet Composition | Reubens, J.; Vandendriessche, S.; Zenner, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Attraction | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Nesting Ecology of a Population of Gopherus agassizii at a Utility-Scale Wind Energy Facility in Southern California | Ennen, J.; Lovich, J.; Meyer, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles | |
Can Large Wind Farms Affect Local Meteorology? | Baidya Roy, S.; Pacala, S.; Walko, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Diversity of Demersal and Megafaunal Assemblages Inhabiting Sandbanks of the Irish Sea | Atalah, J.; Fitch, J.; Coughlan, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Fish, Demersal Fish | |
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 | |
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 | |
Fish densities associated with structural elements of oil and gas platforms in southern California | Meyer-Gutbrod, E.; Kui, L.; Nishimoto, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Habitat Change | Fish | |
Taming Hurricanes with Arrays of Offshore Wind Turbines | Jacobson, M.; Archer, C.; Kempton, W. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Aggregation at Windmill Artificial Reefs: CPUE of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) and Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at Different Habitats in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Reubens, J.; Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Aggregation and Feeding Behaviour of Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at Wind Turbines in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Reubens, J.; Degraer, S.; Vincx, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Diel Variation in Feeding and Movement Patterns of Juvenile Atlantic Cod at Offshore Wind Farms | Reubens, J.; Rijcke, M.; Degraer, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Nonlocal Inadvertent Weather Modification Associated with Wind Farms in the Central United States | Lauridsen, M.; Ancell, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
The Influence of Real‐World Wind Turbine Deployments on Local to Mesoscale Climate | Pryor, S.; Barthelmie, R.; Shepherd, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Long-Term Post-Fire Effects on Spatial Ecology and Reproductive Output of Female Agassiz's Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) at a Wind Energy Facility near Palm Springs, California, USA | Lovich, J.; Ennen, J.; Madrak, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles | |
Turtles and Culverts, and Alternative Energy Development: An Unreported but Potentially Significant Mortality Threat to the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) | Lovich, J.; Ennen, J.; Madrak, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Entanglement | Reptiles | |
Black Bears (Ursus americanus) as a Novel Potential Predator of Agassiz's Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) at a California Wind Energy Facility | Lovich, J.; Delaney, D.; Briggs, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals, Reptiles | |
Effects of wind energy production on growth, demography, and survivorship of a desert tortoise population in Southern California with comparisons to natural populations | Lovich, J.; Ennen, J.; Madrak, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles | |
Precipitation reduction during Hurricane Harvey with simulated offshore wind farms | Pan, Y.; Yan, C.; Archer, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Crop Wind Energy Experiment (CWEX): Observations of Surface-Layer, Boundary Layer, and Mesoscale Interactions with a Wind Farm | Rajewski, D.; Takle, E.; Lundquist, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Changes in fluxes of heat, H2O, and CO2 caused by a large wind farm | Rajewski, D.; Takle, E.; Lundquist, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Further evidence of impacts of large-scale wind farms on land surface temperature | Walsh-Thomas, J.; Cervone, G.; Agouris, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
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