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| Title | Author* | Date** |
Type of Content |
Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epifauna Dynamics at an Offshore Foundation - Implications of Future Wind Power Farming in the North Sea | Krone, R., et al. | April 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Fish And Sessile Assemblages Associated With Wind-turbine Constructions In The Baltic Sea | Andersson, M., Öhman, M. | June 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Local Effects of Blue Mussels Around Turbine Foundations in an Ecosystem Model of Nysted Off-Shore Wind Farm, Denmark | Maar, M., et al. | August 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Nearfield Habitat |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Offshore Marine Renewable Energy Devices as Stepping Stones Across Biogeographical Boundaries | Adams, T., et al. | January 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem |
| The Potential of Offshore Wind Farms to Act as Marine Protected Areas | Ashley, M., Mangi, S., Rodwell, L. | March 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Equivocal Effects of Offshore Wind Farms in Belgium on Soft Substrate Epibenthos and Fish Assemblages | Vandendriessche, S., Derweduwen, J., Hostens, K. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Perceptions of fishers and developers on the co-location of offshore wind farms and decapod fisheries in the UK | Hooper, T., Ashley, M., Austen, M. | November 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Socio-economics, Fishing |
| Diversity of Demersal and Megafaunal Assemblages Inhabiting Sandbanks of the Irish Sea | Atalah, J., et al. | June 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Response of Offshore Cultivated Laminaria saccharina to Hydrodynamic Forcing in the North Sea | Buck, B., Buchholz, C. | December 2005 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Nearfield Habitat |
| Private Incentives for the Emergence of Co-Production of Offshore Wind Energy and Mussel Aquaculture | Griffin, R., Buck, B., Krause, G. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Socio-economics |
| Impact of Secondary Hard Substrate on the Distribution and Abundance of Aurelia aurita in the Western Baltic Sea | Janßen, H., et al. | October 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Mobile Demersal Megafauna at Artificial Structures in the German Bight - Likely Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Development | Krone, R., et al. | July 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Marine Renewable Energy Development: Assessing the Benthic Footprint at Multiple Scales | Miller, R., et al. | October 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Impact Hypothesis for Offshore Wind Farms: Explanatory Models for Species Distribution at Extremely Exposed Rocky Areas | Schläppy, M., Saskov, A., Dahlgren, T. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Benthos distribution modelling and its relevance for marine ecosystem management | Reiss, H., et al. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Rapid Macrobenthic Recovery after Dredging Activities in an Offshore Wind Farm in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Coates, D., et al. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Role of Benthic Habitat Distribution Data in Coastal Water Wind Turbine Site Selection | Sahla, M., Kalliola, R., Haldin, M. | May 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Benthic biodiversity on old platforms, young wind farms, and rocky reefs | Coolen, J., et al. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Invertebrates |
| Effects of an Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) on the Common Shore Crab Carcinus maenas: Tagging Pilot Experiments in the Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm (Sweden) | Langhamer, O., Holand, H., Rosenqvist, G. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Benthic and Fish Aggregation Inside an Offshore Wind Farm: Which Effects on the Trophic Web Functioning? | Raoux, A., et al. | January 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem |
| 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 |
| Mobile Demersal Megafauna at Common Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations in the German Bight (North Sea) Two Years after Deployment - Increased Production Rate of Cancer pagurus | Krone, R., et al. | February 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates |
| The effects of temporary exclusion of activity due to wind farm construction on a lobster (Homarus gammarus) fishery suggests a potential management approach | Roach, M., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Socio-economics |
| Short-term effects of fishery exclusion in offshore wind farms on macrofaunal communities in the Belgian part of the North Sea | Coates, D., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Buried Alive: The Behavioural Response of the Mussels, Modiolus modiolus and Mytilus edulis to Sudden Burial by Sediment | Hutchison, Z., et al. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Invertebrates |
| Improving visual biodiversity assessments of motile fauna in turbid aquatic environments | Jones, R., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| Effect of low frequency electromagnetic field on the behavior and bioenergetics of the polychaete Hediste diversicolor | Jakubowska, M., et al. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | 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 |
| Camera technology for monitoring marine biodiversity and human impact | Bicknell, A., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions |
| Oil and gas platforms as artificial substrates for epibenthic North Sea fauna: Effects of location and depth | Schutter, M., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Three-dimensional mapping of the benthic invertebrates biophony with a compact four-hydrophones array | Gervaise, C., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates |
| Benthic Conservation Features and Species Associated With Subsea Pipelines: Considerations for Decommissioning | Rouse, S., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Oceanographic and biological influences on recruitment of benthic invertebrates to hard substrata on the Oregon shelf | Meyer, K., Li, Y., Young, C. | August 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Anthropogenic disturbance facilitates a non-native species on offshore oil platforms | Viola, S., et al. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Functional and structural responses to marine urbanisation | Mayer-Pinto, M., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance | Invertebrates |
| 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., et al. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates |
| Colonization of an Artificial Hard Substrate by Mytilus edulis in the German Bight | Joschko, T., et al. | October 2008 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Low genetic connectivity in a fouling amphipod among man-made structures in the southern North Sea | Luttikhuizen, P., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Creation of microhabitats (tidepools) in ripraps with climax communities as a way to mitigate negative effects of artificial substrate on marine biodiversity | Ostale-Valriberas, E., et al. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Ocean sprawl facilitates dispersal and connectivity of protected species | Henry, L., et al. | August 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| The large-scale impact of offshore wind farm structures on pelagic primary productivity in the southern North Sea | Slavik, K., et al. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates |
| Assessing cumulative socio-ecological impacts of offshore wind farm development in the Bay of Seine (English Channel) | Raoux, A., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Offshore Wind Farms as Potential Locations for Flat Oyster (Ostrea edulis) Restoration in the Dutch North Sea | Kamermans, P., et al. | October 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| Assessing larval connectivity for marine spatial planning in the Adriatic | Bray, L., Kassis, D., Hall-Spencer, J. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Benthic Monitoring and Sampling Design and Effort to Detect Spatial Changes: A Case Study using Data from Offshore Wind Farm Sites | Franco, A., Quintino, V., Elliott, M. | October 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Invertebrates |
| Comparison of Manual and Semi-Automatic Underwater Imagery Analyses for Monitoring of Benthic Hard-Bottom Organisms at Offshore Renewable Energy Installations | Saskov, A., et al. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Invertebrates |
| Corridors for aliens but not for natives: effects of marine urban sprawl at a regional scale | Airoldi, L., et al. | July 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| The Co-Location of Offshore Windfarms and Decapod Fisheries in the UK: Constraints and Opportunities | Hooper, T., Austen, M. | January 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| Early Development of the Subtidal Marine Biofouling on a Concrete Offshore Windmill Foundation on the Thornton Bank (Southern North Sea): First Monitoring Results | Kerckhof, F., et al. | November 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Epibenthic Colonization of Concrete and Steel Pilings in a Cold-Temperate Embayment: A Weld Experiment | Andersson, M., et al. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Fouling Assemblages on Offshore Wind Power Plants and Adjacent Substrata | Wilhelmsson, D., Malm, T. | September 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates |
| The Influence Of Offshore Windpower On Demersal Fish | Wilhelmsson, D., Malm, T., Öhman, M. | March 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Offshore Windmill Farms: Threats to or Possibilities for the Marine Environment | Petersen, J., Malm, T. | March 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Inshore-Offshore Comparison of Parasite Infestation in Mytilus edulis: Implications for Open Ocean Aquaculture | Buck, B., et al. | April 2005 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| Characterizing the benthic community in Maryland’s offshore wind energy areas using a towed camera sled: Developing a method to reduce the effort of image analysis and community description | Cruz-Marrero, W., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Invertebrates |
| Repeated Mapping of Reefs Constructed by Sabellaria spinulosa Leuckart 1849 at an Offshore Wind Farm Site | Pearce, B., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| A Comparison of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Benthic Habitat Mapping to Inform Offshore Wind Energy Development | LaFrance, M., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates |
