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Invertebrates

Invertebrates in a benthic habitat
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.

Total: 922

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Characterizing and monitoring marine nekton at Puget Sound’s renewable energy site Horne, J., Parker-Stetter, S., Polagye, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Making Marine Renewable Energy Mainstream Murray, M. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave Noise Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Insect Attraction to Wind Turbines: Does Colour Play a Role? Long, C., Flint, J., Lepper, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction Invertebrates, Birds, Bats
Hebridean Marine Energy Futures (HMEF) Christie, D., Vögler, A., Morrison, J. Research Study Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Birds, Seabirds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Oregon Dungeness Crab Tagging Study Hildenbrand, K., Gladics, A., Eder, B. Report Wave, Marine Energy Invertebrates
State of the Washington Coast: Ecology, Management, and Research Priorities Skewgar, E., Dethier, M., Pearson, S. Report Marine Energy Chemicals Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
FORCE Environmental Effects Monitoring Report September 2009 to January 2011 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Offshore Wind Farms - Ecological Effects of Noise and Habitat Alteration on Fish Andersson, M. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Habitat Change Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Fish, Demersal Fish
Flow, Water Column & Benthic Ecology 4D (FLOWBEC) Blondel, P., Bryden, I., Conley, D. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow Birds, Fish, Invertebrates
Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Selected findings from the baseline and targeted monitoring Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
An Assessment of the Conservation Importance of Species and Habitats Identified During a Series of Recent Research Cruises around Scotland Moore, C., Roberts, J. Report Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates
A Quantitative, Non-Destructive Methodology for Habitat Characterisation and Benthic Monitoring at Offshore Renewable Energy Developments Sheehan, E., Stevens, T., Attrill, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Physical Environment, Invertebrates
MUSSEL CULTIVATION AS A CO-USE IN OFFSHORE WIND FARMS: POTENTIAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY Buck, B., Ebeling, M., Michler-Cieluch, T. Journal Article Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Effects of two offshore gas platforms on soft-bottom benthic communities (northwestern Adriatic Sea, Italy) Manoukian, S., Spagnolo, A., Scarcella, G. Journal Article Displacement, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Evaluating Effects of Stressors - Fiscal Year 2010 Progress Report: Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Anderson, R., Copping, A., Van Cleve, F. Report Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish, Birds
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., Rumes, B., Jacques, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates
Impacts of Offshore Renewable Energy Devices on Population Connectivity Adams, T., Miller, R., Aleynik, D. Research Study Marine Energy Habitat Change, Collision Invertebrates
Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Fish and Invertebrates - FY2010 Progress Report Schultz, I., Woodruff, D., Marshall, K. Report Marine Energy EMF Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates
Impact of OWEZ Wind farm on bivalve recruitment final report Bergman, M., Duineveld, G., van 't Hof, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates
Marine Megavertebrates and Fishery Resources in the Nantucket Sound – Muskeget Channel Area: Assessing Impacts of Marine Renewable Energy Installations on Marine Megavertebrates - Recommendations for the Proposed Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project Leeney, R., Nichols, O., Sette, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Further Scottish Leasing Round (Saltire Prize Projects): Regional Locational Guidance Harrald, M., Aires, C., Davies, I. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Marine Species: A Literature Review Slater, M. Report Marine Energy EMF Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Bayesian Integration for Marine Spatial Planning and Renewable Energy Siting Halsey, K., Goldfinger, C. Research Study Marine Energy Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Bryozoan Distribution and Diversity in the Scottish Sea Regions Rouse, S., Jones, M., Porter, J. Journal Article Invertebrates
Megabenthic Invertebrates on Shell Mounds Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms Off California Goddard, J., Love, M. Journal Article Habitat Change Invertebrates
Updated Summary of Knowledge: Selected Areas of the Pacific Coast Kaplan, B., Beegle-Krause, C., McCay, D. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Fish And Sessile Assemblages Associated With Wind-turbine Constructions In The Baltic Sea Andersson, M., Öhman, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates
Biology and meso-scale distribution patterns of North Sea cephalopods Oesterwind, D., Remmet ter Hofstede, B., Heinz, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Invertebrates
Effects Of Wave Energy Converters On The Surrounding Soft-bottom Macrofauna (west Coast Of Sweden) Langhamer, O. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Attachment Properties of Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) Byssus Threads on Culture-Based Artificial Collector Substrates Brenner, M., Buck, B. Journal Article Invertebrates
Wave Power - Sustainable Energy Or Environmentally Costly? A Review With Special Emphasis On Linear Wave Energy Converters Langhamer, O., Haikonen, K., Sundberg, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Attraction Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Adapting Offshore Wind Power Foundations to Local Environment Hammar, L., Andersson, S., Rosenberg, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Physical Environment, Invertebrates
Installation of Tidal Turbine Array at Kyle Rhea, Scotland: Scoping Study Bedford, G., Tarrant, D., Trendall, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Measurements of acoustic scattering from zooplankton and oceanic microstructure using a broadband echosounder Lavery, A., Chu, D., Moum, J. Journal Article Invertebrates
Further Scottish Leasing Round (Saltire Prize Projects) Scoping Study Harrald, M., Davies, I. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Birds, Seabirds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Survey of marine fouling on turbine support structures of the Offshore Windfarm Egmond aan Zee (2007-2009) Bruijs, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Introduction: offshore wind energy development in the Belgian part of the North Sea & anticipated impacts Brabant, R., Jacques, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Early Environmental Impact Assessment and Spatio-Temporal Variability Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Hydrographic and Sediment Field Surveys Howes, B., Schlezinger, D., Samimy, R. Research Study Tidal, Marine Energy Invertebrates
Marine Renewable Energy and the Environment (MaREE) Adams, T., Bainbridge, J., Benjamins, S. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals

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