Knowledge Base
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| Title |
Author* |
Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 windfarms to act as marine protected areas – A systematic review of current evidence | Ashley, M., Mangi, S., Rodwell, L. | March 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Marine Renewable Energies: Perspectives and Implications for Marine Ecosystems | Azzellino, A., et al. | June 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Assessing Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future | Bailey, H., Brookes, K., Thompson, P. | September 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals |
| Vegetation Cover Change of Çeşme Alaçatı Wind Power Plant Using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) | Balik, G., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| A Sustainability Index of Potential Co-Location of Offshore Wind Farms and Open Water Aquaculture | Benassai, G., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions |
| Expected Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Mediterranean Marine Life | Bray, L., et al. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Ecosystem Based Modeling and Indication of Ecological Integrity in the German North Sea - Case Study Offshore Wind Parks | Burkhard, B., et al. | August 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Ecosystem |
| Enrichment and Shifts in Macrobenthic Assemblages in an Offshore Wind Farm Area in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Coates, D., et al. | April 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem, Nearfield Habitat |
| A portfolio model for siting offshore wind farms with economic and environmental objectives | Cranmer, A., et al. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics |
| The Main Characteristics, Problems, and Prospects for Western European Coastal Seas | Dauvin, J. | February 2008 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| 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., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
| Ecological best practice in decommissioning: a review of scientific research | Fortune, I., Paterson, D. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| The ecology of infrastructure decommissioning in the North Sea: what we need to know and how to achieve it | Fowler, A., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Assessing the Impact of Wind Farms on the Plant Diversity of Blanket Bogs in the Xistral Mountains (NW Spain) | Fraga, M., et al. | April 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Ecosystem |
| Renewable energy and biodiversity: Implications for transitioning to a Green Economy | Gasparatos, A., et al. | April 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| A Conceptual Model to Determine Vulnerability of Wildlife Populations to Offshore Wind Energy Development | Goodale, M., Stenhouse, J. | April 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics |
| Toward Wind Farm Monitoring Optimization: Assessment of Ecological Zones from Marine Landscapes using Machine Learning Algorithms | Grilli, A., Shumchenia, E. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Marine Renewable Energy: Potential Benefits to Biodiversity? An Urgent Call for Research | Inger, R., et al. | December 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Offshore Wind Farms in the Southwestern Baltic Sea: A Model Study of Regional Impacts on Oxygen Conditions | Janßen, H., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Comparing the Ecological Impacts of Wind and Oil and Gas Development: A Landscape Scale Assessment | Jones, N., Pejchar, L. | November 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Ecosystem |
| Distribution and Behaviour of Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Relative to Prey Resources and Environmental Parameters | Kaiser, M., et al. | March 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Waterfowl, Ecosystem |
| Challenges and opportunities for animal conservation from renewable energy development | Katzner, T., et al. | August 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Ecosystem |
| Offshore Wind Farm Site Selection Study around Jeju Island, South Korea | Kim, T., Park, J., Maeng, J. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics |
| The Multi-Use In Wind Farm Projects: More Conflicts Or A Win-Win Opportunity? | Lacroix, D., Sylvain, P. | August 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| Effects of wind farms and food scarcity on a large scavenging bird species following an epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy | Martinez-Abrain, A., et al. | November 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes |
| Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency: Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America | McDonald, R., et al. | August 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| 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 |
| Application of Reanalysis Data to Estimate Offshore Wind Potential in EEZ of India Based on Marine Ecosystem Considerations | Nagababu, G., et al. | January 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| 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., et al. | October 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics |
| Ecological Risk as a Tool for Evaluating the Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Construction in the North Sea | Nunneri, C., et al. | February 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality |
| Energy Systems and their Impacts on Marine Ecosystem Services | Papathanasopoulou, E., et al. | December 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Social & Economic Data |
| 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., et al. | August 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem, Fish |
| Evaluating anthropogenic landscape alterations as wildlife hazards, with wind farms as an example | Peter R. Law, Mark Fuller | July 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General) | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| An ecosystem approach for studying the impact of offshore wind farms: a French case study | Pezy, J., Raoux, A., Dauvin, J. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| The association of windmills with conservation of pollinating insects and wild plants in homogeneous farmland of western Poland | Pustkowiak, S., et al. | March 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| The Effects of Wind Turbines on Antipredator Behavior in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) | Rabin, L., Coss, R., Owings, D. | August 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Raptors, Ecosystem Processes, Terrestrial Mammals |
| 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 |
| Measuring sensitivity of two OSPAR indicators for a coastal food web model under offshore wind farm construction | Raoux, A., et al. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| 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 |
| Achieving Blue Growth through Maritime Spatial Planning: Offshore Wind Energy Optimization and Biodiversity Conservation in Spain | Rodríguez-Rodríguez, D., et al. | November 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Marine Mammals Trace Anthropogenic Structures at Sea | Russell, D., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Vitamine ENA: A framework for the development of ecosystem-based indicators for decision makers | Safi, G., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Predicting the trends of vertebrate species richness as a response to wind farms installation in mountain ecosystems of northwest Portugal | Santos, M., et al. | March 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Contributions of marine infrastructures to marine planning and protected area networking | Shabtay, A., Portman, M., Carmel, Y. | June 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| 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 |
| Renewables-To-Reefs? Decommissioning Options for the Offshore Wind Power Industry | Smyth, K., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions |
| Habitat Engineering by Decadal-Scale Bioturbation around Shipwrecks on the Great Barrier Reef Mid-Shelf | Stieglitz, T. | March 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
| Wind farms have cascading impacts on ecosystems across trophic levels | Thaker, M., Zambre, A., Bhosale, H. | December 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors, Ecosystem |
| Biodiversity Offsets for Offshore Wind Farm Projects: The Current Situation in Europe | Vaissière, A., et al. | September 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Connectivity of larval stages of sedentary marine communities between hard substrates and offshore structures in the North Sea | van der Molen, J., et al. | October 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Predicting the Large-Scale Consequences of Offshore Wind Turbine Array Development on a North Sea Ecosystem | van der Molen, J., et al. | August 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
| 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., et al. | November 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes |
| Effects of established offshore wind farms on energy flow of coastal ecosystems: A case study of the Rudong offshore wind farms in China | Wang, J., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Zooplankton Community Responses and the Relation to Environmental Factors from Established Offshore Wind Farms within the Rudong Coastal Area of China | Wang, T., et al. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality |
| 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 |
| Practical Management of Cumulative Anthropogenic Impacts with Working Marine Examples | Wright, A., Kyhn, L. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Ecosystem |
| Habitat risk assessment for regional ocean planning in the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic | Wyatt, K., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Detecting Wind Farm Impacts on Local Vegetation Growth in Texas and Illinois Using MODIS Vegetation Greenness Measurements | Xia, G., Zhou, L. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
| Positive ecological effects of wind farms on vegetation in China’s Gobi desert | Xu, K., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Using Environmental Impact Assessment and Post-Construction Monitoring Data to Inform Wind Energy Developments | Zwart, M., et al. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Special Issue: Renewable Ocean Energy Development and the Environment | Zydlewski, G., Copping, A., Redden, A. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
