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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal | Sayad, E. ; Wilberforce, T.; Elsaid, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Attraction, Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Environmental Assessment of the Impacts and Benefits of a Salinity Gradient Energy Pilot Plant | Marin-Coria, E.; Silva, R.; Enriquez, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient | Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
An integrated conceptual model to characterize the effects of offshore wind farms on ecosystem services | Baulaz, Y.; Mouchet, M.; Niquil, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Comparing Atlantic Cod Temporal Spawning Dynamics across a Biogeographic Boundary: Insights from Passive Acoustic Monitoring | Van Hoeck, R.; Rowell, T.; Dean, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement, Noise | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Environmental assessment of proposed areas for offshore wind farms off southern Brazil based on ecological niche modeling and a species richness index for albatrosses and petrels | Lemos, C.; Hernandez, M.; Vilardo, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Reef effect of offshore structures on the occurrence and foraging activity of harbour porpoises | Fernandez-Betelu, O.; Graham, I.; Thompson, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
An ecological risk assessment for the impacts of offshore wind farms on birds in Australia | Reid, K.; Baker, G.; Woehler, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Passerines, Seabirds | |
The Dark Side of Light: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Light Pollution Policy | Hƶlker, F.; Moss, T.; Griefhan, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Lighting | ||
The Life-Cycle Energy and Environmental Emissions of a Typical Offshore Wind Farm in China | Yang, J.; Chang, Y.; Zhang, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions | |
Increased food availability at offshore wind farms affects trophic ecology of plaice Pleuronectes platessa | Buyse, J.; Hostens, K.; Degraer, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment | |
International assessment of priority environmental issues for land-based and offshore wind energy development | Green, R.; Gill, E.; Hein, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Characterization of alloying components in galvanic anodes as potential environmental tracers for heavy metal emissions from offshore wind structures | Reese, A.; Voigt, N.; Zimmermann, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Chemicals | ||
Detection of Habitat Shifts of Cetacean Species: A Comparison Between 2010 and 2017 Habitat Suitability Conditions in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean | Chavez-Rosales, S.; Josephson, E.; Palka, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Displacement, Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Field validation of radar systems for monitoring bird migration | Nilsson, C.; Dokter, A.; Schmid, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Bats, Birds | |
Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Ecosystems, Pelagic Species and Fishing | Negro, V.; del Campo, J.; Luengo Frades, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Displacement | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism | |
Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds | Croll, D.; Ellis, A.; Adams, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Opportunistic Offshore Sighting of a Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus) | Bort Thornton, J.; Richlen, M.; McDonald, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Bats | |
A framework for improving treatment of uncertainty in offshore wind assessments for protected marine birds | Searle, K.; O'Brien, S.; Jones, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds | |
Long-Term Succession on Offshore Wind Farms and the Role of Species Interactions | Zupan, M.; Rumes, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates | |
Approaching Population Thresholds in Presence of Uncertainty: Assessing Displacement of Seabirds from Offshore Wind Farms | Busch, M.; Garthe, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement | Seabirds, Birds | |
Acoustic ecology of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) between two U.S. offshore wind energy areas | Holdman, A.; Tregenza, N.; Van Parijs, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Displacement, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Succession and Seasonal Dynamics of the Epifauna Community on Offshore Wind Farm Foundations and their Role as Stepping Stones for Non-Indigenous Species | De Mesel, I.; Kerckhof, F.; Norro, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates | |
Seabird Avoidance and Attraction at an Offshore Wind Farm in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Vanermen, N.; Onkelinx, T.; Courtens, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement, Avoidance, Attraction | Seabirds, Birds | |
Marine Biofouling: A European Database for the Marine Renewable Energy Sector | Vinagre, P.; Simas, T.; Cruz, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates | |
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 | |
Effect of an Offshore Wind Farm on the Viviparous Eelpout: Biometrics, Brood Development and Population Studies in Lillgrund, Sweden | Langhamer, O.; Dahlgren, T.; Rosenqvist, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change | Fish, Demersal Fish | |
Residency and habitat use of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) within an offshore wind farm | Thatcher, H.; Stamp, T.; Wilcockson, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
Investigation of potential metal emissions from galvanic anodes in offshore wind farms into North Sea sediments | Ebeling, A.; Wippermann, D.; Zimmermann, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
Towards understanding environmental and cumulative impacts of floating wind farms: Lessons learned from the fixed-bottom offshore wind farms | Rezaei, F.; Contestabile, P; Vicinanza, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Leading Edge Erosion of Coated Wind Turbine Blades: Review of Coating Life Models | Slot, H.; Gelinck, E.; Rentrop, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | ||
Assessing Seabird Displacement at Offshore Wind Farms: Power Ranges of a Monitoring and Data Handling Protocol | Vanermen, N.; Onkelinx, T.; Verschelde, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement | Seabirds, Birds | |
Telemetry reveals strong effects of offshore wind farms on behaviour and habitat use of common guillemots (Uria aalge) during the breeding season | Peschko, V.; Mercker, M.; Garthe, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance | Birds, Seabirds | |
Short-Term Disturbance by a Commercial Two-Dimensional Seismic Survey does Not Lead to Long-Term Displacement of Harbour Porpoises | Thompson, P.; Brookes, K.; Graham, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Behavioural responses of Sandwich terns following the construction of offshore wind farms | Thaxter, C.; Green, R.; Collier, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Seabirds | |
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 | |
The Adhesion of Corrosion Protection Coating Systems for Offshore Wind Power Constructions after Three Years under Offshore Exposure | Momber, A.; Plagemann, P.; Stenzel, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | ||
Seabirds and Offshore Wind Farms in European Waters: Avoidance and Attraction | Dierschke, V.; Furness, R.; Garthe, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Avoidance, Attraction | Seabirds, Birds | |
A synthesis review of nature positive approaches and coexistence in the offshore wind industry | Pardo, J.; Aune, M.; Harman, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
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 | |
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 | |
A synthesis of socioeconomic and sociocultural indicators for assessing the impacts of offshore renewable energy on fishery participants and fishing communities | Willis-Norton, E.; Mangin, T.; Schroeder, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Displacement | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data | |
Settlement success of European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) on different types of hard substrate to support reef development in offshore wind farms | ter Hofstede, R.; Witte, S.; Kamermans, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
Spatial Factors Affecting Statistical Power in Testing Marine Fauna Displacement | LapeƱa, B.; Wijnberg, K.; Stein, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Displacement | Birds | |
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrent for Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines | Arnett, E.; Hein, C.; Schirmacher, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Bats | |
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 | |
Mapping Seabird Sensitivity to Offshore Wind Farms | Bradbury, G.; Trinder, M.; Furness, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds | |
Performance and Integrity of Protective Coating Systems for Offshore Wind Power Structures after Three Years Under Offshore Site Conditions | Momber, A.; Plagemann, P.; Stenzel, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | ||
Microplastics in a wind farm area: A case study at the Rudong Offshore Wind Farm, Yellow Sea, China | Wang, T.; Zou, X.; Li, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Chemicals | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality | |
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 | |
Artificial reef design affects benthic secondary productivity and provision of functional habitat | Rouse, S.; Porter, J.; Wilding, T. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates |
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