University of Aberdeen

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with University of Aberdeen.

Total: 148

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Understanding the role of offshore energy structures in ecosystem service delivery: Applying global findings to the North Sea Squire, M., Madgett, A., Burdon, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes
Propagating uncertainty from physical and biogeochemical drivers through to top predators in dynamic Bayesian ecosystem models improves predictions Trifonova, N., Wihsgott, J., Scott, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation: impact piling Brown, A., Majewska, K., Benhemma-Le Gall, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Ecological impacts of floating offshore wind on marine mammals and associated trophic interactions: current evidence and knowledge gaps Harris, C., Benjamins, S., Scott, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Noise, Vessel Strike Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals
Environmental Monitoring & Faster Consenting for Offshore Wind Quinn, T., Rees, M., Whalley, C. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Does the oceanographic response to wind farm wind-wakes affect the spring phytoplankton bloom? Zampollo, A., Murray, R., Gallego, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes
Spatial conflict in offshore wind farms: Challenges and solutions for the commercial fishing industry Szostek, C., Watson, S., Trifonova, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Fishing, offshore wind energy, climate change and marine spatial planning: Is it possible to plan for a best use of space? Trifonova, N., Scott, B., Watson, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The role of acoustic telemetry to assess the effects of offshore wind infrastructure on fish behaviour, populations and predation Bicknell, A., Gierhart, S., Newton, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish
Harbour and grey seals: distribution maps for Scotland Carter, M., Bivins, M., Duck, C. Report Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Updated Habitat-Based At-Sea Distribution Maps for Harbour and Grey Seals in Scotland Carter, M., Bivins, M., Duck, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
System impacts of wind energy developments: Key research challenges and opportunities McKenna, R., Lilliestam, J., Heinrichs, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Harbour porpoise responses to the installation of XXL monopiles without noise abatement; implications for noise management in the Southern North Sea Benhemma-Le Gall, A., Hastie, G., Brown, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Integrated survey methodologies provide process-driven framework for marine renewable energy environmental impact assessment Chapman, J., Williamson, B., Couto, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Birds, Fish
PrePARED – The First Two Years Bicknell, T., Booth, C., Butler, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals
Using modelled sandeel distribution maps to characterise spatio-temporal variation in the occurrence and foraging behaviour of harbour porpoises around offshore windfarms Fernandez-Betelu, O., Iorio-Merlo, V., Graham, I.M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Changes in the occurrence of harbour porpoises following the construction of Moray Firth offshore windfarms Iorio-Merlo, V., Fernandez-Betelu, O., Benhemma-Le Gall, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Ecosystem indicators: predicting population responses to combined climate and anthropogenic changes in shallow seas Trifonova, N., Scott, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
A paradigm for understanding whole ecosystem effects of offshore wind farms in shelf seas Isaksson, N., Scott, B., Hunt, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Vessel noise prior to pile driving at offshore windfarm sites deters harbour porpoises from potential injury zones Gall, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Cumulative effects of offshore renewables: From pragmatic policies to holistic marine spatial planning tools Declerck, M., Trifonova, N., Hartley, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Characterisation of underwater operational noise of two types of floating offshore wind turbines Risch, D., Favill, G., Marmo, B. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
European offshore renewable energy, towards a sustainable future Soukissian, T., O’Hagan, A-M., Azzellino, A. Report Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
The bigger picture: developing a low-cost graphical user interface to process drone imagery of tidal stream environments Slingsby, J., Scott, B., Kregting, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Offshore wind farm construction is noisy – but gadgets used to protect marine mammals are working Graham, I. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise
Directional hydrophone clusters reveal evasive responses of small cetaceans to disturbance during construction at offshore windfarms Graham, I., Gillespie, D., Gkikopoulou, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
A new strategic framework to structure Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) Declerck, M., Trifonova, N., Black, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Acute impacts from Teflon harnesses used to fit biologging devices to Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla Clewley, G., Cook, A., Davies, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds
Acoustic characterisation of unexploded ordnance disposal in the North Sea using high order detonations Robinson, S., Wang, L., Cheong, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
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
Quantifying the land-based opportunity carbon costs of onshore wind farms Albanito, F., Roberts, S., Shepherd, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Comparing distribution of harbour porpoise using generalized additive models and hierarchical Bayesian models with integrated nested laplace approximation Williamson, L., Scott, B., Laxton, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Sympatric Seals, Satellite Tracking and Protected Areas: Habitat-Based Distribution Estimates for Conservation and Management Carter, M., Boehme, L., Cronin, M. Journal Article Displacement Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Ecologically-sustainable futures for large-scale renewables and how to get there Scott, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
An ecosystem-based natural capital evaluation framework that combines environmental and socio-economic implications of offshore renewable energy developments Trifonova, N., Scott, B., Griffin, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Tidal streams, fish, and seabirds: Understanding the linkages between mobile predators, prey, and hydrodynamics Couto, A., Williamson, B., Cornulier, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery to Characterise Pursuit-Diving Seabird Association With Tidal Stream Hydrodynamic Habitat Features Slingsby, J., Scott, B., Kregting, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds
Use of Our Future Seas: Relevance of Spatial and Temporal Scale for Physical and Biological Indicators Trifonova, N., Scott, B., De Dominicis, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Year-round distribution of Northeast Atlantic seabird populations: applications for population management and marine spatial planning Fauchald, P., Tarroux, A., Amélineau, F. Journal Article Birds, Seabirds
Bayesian network modelling provides spatial and temporal understanding of ecosystem dynamics within shallow shelf seas Trifonova, N., Scott, B., De Dominicis, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions