Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind energy, supporting the WREN initiative. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box, including targeted searches (e.g., org:DOE, author:copping). Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Joint OSPAR/HELCOM/ICES Working Group on Seabirds (JWGBIRDS; Outputs from 2022 Meeting) Dierschke, V.; Frederiksen, M.; Glemarec, G.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance Birds, Seabirds
Report on the ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME) 2023 Ahola, M.; Alves, F.; Authier, M.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Avoidance of offshore wind farms by Sandwich Terns in the North Sea increases with turbine density van Bemmelen, R.; Leemans, J.; Collier, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance Birds, Seabirds
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
Acoustic monitoring reveals spatiotemporal occurrence of Nathusius’ pipistrelle at the southern North Sea during autumn migration Lagerveld, S.; Wilkes, T.; van Puijenbroek, M.; et al. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance Bats
Maritime Spatial Planning in Europe: Discussion Paper on the Challenges and Potential Opportunities Around the Colocation of Offshore Wind Energy with Marine Protected Areas Stephenson, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
New insights into the influence of turbines on the behaviour of migrant birds: implications for predicting impacts of offshore wind developments on wildlife Willmott, J.; Forcey, G.; Vukovich, M. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds
Resolving Key Uncertainties of Seabird Flight and Avoidance Behaviours at Offshore Wind Farms: Final Report for the study period 2020-2021 Tjørnløv, R.; Skov, H.; Armitage, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance Birds, Seabirds
Directional hydrophone clusters reveal evasive responses of small cetaceans to disturbance during construction at offshore windfarms Graham, I.; Gillespie, D.; Gkikopoulou, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Insights from the management of offshore energy resources: Toward an ecosystem-services based management approach for deep-ocean industries Bravo, M.; Brandt, M.; van der Grient, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Social & Economic Data
Activity and behaviour of Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii at low and high altitude in a North Sea offshore wind farm Brabant, R.; Laurent, Y.; Poerink, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Impacts to Wildlife of Wind Energy Siting and Operation in the United States Allison, T.; Diffendorfer, J.; Baerwald, E.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Evaluation of Potential EMF Effects on Fish Species of Commercial or Recreational Fishing Importance in Southern New England Snyder, D.; Bailey, W.; Palmquist, K.; et al. Report Marine Energy Attraction, Avoidance, EMF Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The consequences of seabird habitat loss from offshore wind turbines, version 2 van Kooten, T.; Soudijn, F.; Tulp, I.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds
Impact of pile-driving on Hector's dolphin in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand Leunissen, E.; Rayment, W.; Dawson, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Future Directions in Conservation Research on Petrels and Shearwaters Rodríguez, A.; Arcos, J.; Bretagnolle, V.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Seabirds, Birds
Floating Offshore Wind Energy Technology: Innovation to Commercialization Northeastern University Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats, Birds
Soundscape of an Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) hotspot before windfarm construction in the Pearl River Estuary, China: Do dolphin engage in noise avoidance and passive eavesdropping behavior? Wang, Z.; Akamatsu, T.; Nowacek, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Noise affects porpoise click detections – the magnitude of the effect depends on logger type and detection filter settings Clausen, K.; Tougaard, J.; Carstensen, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals
Moray Firth River Shin Missing Salmon Project Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries; Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment; University of Glasgow; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Moray Firth River Spey Missing Salmon Project Spey Fishery Board; Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment; University of Glasgow; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Moray Firth River Conon Missing Salmon Project Cromarty Firth Fishery Board; Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment; University of Glasgow; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Moray Firth River Deveron Missing Salmon Project The Deveron, Bogie and Isla Rivers Charitable Trust; Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment; University of Glasgow; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Moray Firth River Findhorn Missing Salmon Project Findhorn, Nairn, and Lossie Fisheries Trust; Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment; University of Glasgow; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Moray Firth River Ness Missing Salmon Project Ness District Salmon Fishery Board; Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment; University of Glasgow; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Moray Firth River Oykel Missing Salmon Project Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries; Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment; University of Glasgow; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish

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