Invertebrates

A broad term that encompasses both marine and terrestrial animals lacking a backbone.

Invertebrates are organisms that lack a backbone. This includes all animals apart from the subphylum Vertebrata. Benthic invertebrates typically live on the seafloor; common examples include cephalopods (squid, octopus, nautilus), crustaceans (crabs, shrimp, lobsters), and mollusks (clams, barnacles). Many benthic invertebrates serve as indicators of ecosystem health and are harvested commercially around the world. Invertebrates that may be found on land include insects, worms, and arachnids.

Electromagnetic fields, noise pollution, changes in flow, and other impacts from offshore developments may affect the health of some benthic invertebrates. Changes in water quality may also alter benthic habitats and the organisms that reside within them negatively. However, the addition of offshore wind energy and marine renewable energy’s subsea cables and support structures to the seafloor may also provide new habitat, potentially acting as artificial reefs and attracting benthic invertebrates. Invertebrates found on land, such as insects, may be attracted to land-based wind energy's lighting and as a result, may be at a heightened risk of collision. 

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 Invertebrates.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Environmental Monitoring of the Paimpol-Brehat Tidal Project Barillier, A., Carlier, A. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change, Noise Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Sediment Burial Intolerance of Marine Macroinvertebrates Hendrick, V., Hutchison, Z., Last, K. Journal Article Marine Energy Invertebrates
Biofouling Community Composition across a Range of Environmental Conditions and Geographical Locations Suitable for Floating Marine Renewable Energy Generation Macleod, A., Stanley, M., Day, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Anthropogenic Sources of Underwater Sound can Modify how Sediment-Dwelling Invertebrates Mediate Ecosystem Properties Solan, M., Hauton, C., Godbold, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Noise Invertebrates
Potential Impact of Submarine Power Cables on Crab Harvest Bull, A., Nishimoto, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, EMF Invertebrates
Marine Fouling Assemblages on Offshore Gas Platforms in the Southern North Sea: Effects of Depth and Distance from Shore on Biodiversity van der Stap, T., Coolen, J., Lindeboom, H. Journal Article Habitat Change Invertebrates
Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Environmental impact monitoring reloaded Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Effects of Underwater Turbine Noise on Crab Larval Metamorphosis Pine, M., Jeffs, A., Radford, C. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Invertebrates
Acoustic classification of coexisting taxa in a coastal ecosystem Sato, M., Horne, J., Parker-Stetter, S. Journal Article Fish, Invertebrates
Subsea Cable Interactions with the Marine Environment NIRAS Consulting, Renewables Grid Initiative Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Water Quality
SSF Scapa Flow Sites Benthic ROV Survey St Margaret's Hope Aquatera Report Habitat Change Physical Environment, Invertebrates
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. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Sensitivity of the Mussel Mytilus edulis to Substrate-Borne Vibration in Relation to Anthropogenically Generated Noise Roberts, L., Cheesman, S., Breithaupt, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Invertebrates
Wales' Marine Evidence Report Welsh Government Report Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Marine Life: Publication Patterns, New Discoveries, and Future Directions in Research and Management Williams, R., Wright, A., Ashe, E. Journal Article Noise Reptiles, Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
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. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
Marine Renewable Energy Converters and Biofouling: A Review on Impacts and Prevention Titah-Benbouzid, H., Benbouzid, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction 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., Kerckhof, F., Norro, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Habitat characterization of a tidal energy site using an ROV: Overcoming difficulties in a harsh environment Greene, H. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Invertebrates
Equivocal Effects of Offshore Wind Farms in Belgium on Soft Substrate Epibenthos and Fish Assemblages Vandendriessche, S., Derweduwen, J., Hostens, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates
Rapid Macrobenthic Recovery after Dredging Activities in an Offshore Wind Farm in the Belgian Part of the North Sea Coates, D., Van Hoey, G., Colson, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
Comparison of Manual and Semi-Automatic Underwater Imagery Analyses for Monitoring of Benthic Hard-Bottom Organisms at Offshore Renewable Energy Installations Saskov, A., Dahlgren, T., Rzhanov, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
NYSERDA Environmental Research Program Plan Research Area 4: Marine Wind and Wildlife New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Feasibility of Predictive Mapping of Marine Growth Miller, R., Macleod, A. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Patterns of Benthic Mega-Invertebrate Habitat Associations in the Pacific Northwest Continental Shelf Waters Hemery, L., Henkel, S. Journal Article Invertebrates
Corridors for aliens but not for natives: effects of marine urban sprawl at a regional scale Airoldi, L., Turon, X., Perkol-Finkel, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Effects of submarine power transmission cables on a glass sponge reef and associated megafaunal community Dunham, A., Pegg, J., Carolsfeld, W. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Benthic Community Composition on Submerged Reefs in the Central Great Barrier Reef Roberts, T., Moloney, J., Sweatman, H. Journal Article Marine Energy Invertebrates
Environmental impacts over the seabed and benthic communities of submarine cable installation in the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (bimep) Bald, J., Hernández, C., Galparsoro, I. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Does Stability in Local Community Composition Depend on Temporal Variation in Rates of Dispersal and Connectivity? Valanko, S., Norkko, J., Norkko, A. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Invertebrates
Identical Response of Caged Rock Crabs (Genera Metacarcinus and Cancer) to Energized and Unenergized Undersea Power Cables in Southern California, USA Love, M., Nishimoto, M., Clark, S. Journal Article EMF Invertebrates
Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project: 2014 Environmental Monitoring Report ORPC Maine Report Marine Energy, Tidal Invertebrates
Information gaps in understanding the effects of noise on fishes and invertebrates Hawkins, A., Pembroke, A., Popper, A. Journal Article Noise Invertebrates, Fish
Loch Linnhe and Firth of Lorn MASTS Case Study Workshop Report Berx, B., Gallego, A., Heath, M. Report Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
PMEC-NETS Annual Operations and Monitoring Report 2014 Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) Report Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Ecological Value of Submerged Breakwaters for Habitat Enhancement on a Residential Scale Scyphers, S., Powers, S., Heck, K. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Fish, Demersal Fish
Benthos distribution modelling and its relevance for marine ecosystem management Reiss, H., Birchenough, S., Borja, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Invertebrates
Private Incentives for the Emergence of Co-Production of Offshore Wind Energy and Mussel Aquaculture Griffin, R., Buck, B., Krause, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Adaptable Monitoring Package (AMP) Polagye, B., Stewart, A., Joslin, J. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
An investigation of the fisheries ecosystem dynamics in Rhode Island's nearshore waters Malek, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates
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