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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: 965

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Monitoring of the nature enhancement project in offshore wind farm Borssele III/IV, T3 2023 Leewis, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates
New England Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Overview of Predation by Birds, Cephalopods, Fish and Marine Mammals on Marine Benthic Amphipods Dauvin, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Assessment of ocean energy systems as a source of energy for a proposed aquaculture ecosystem in Guam Peralta, F. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Empire Wind Pre-Construction Benthic Monitoring Survey Report New York State Waters INSPIRE Environmental Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Nature Inclusive Cable Enhancement and Protection (NICE) project: Phase 1 Literature Review Cefas Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
2023 Sunrise Wind Export Cable Acoustic Telemetry Study Peterson, B., Cahill, B., Scannell, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Fish, Invertebrates
NextWind: Advancing Wind Energy Technology Using Real-Time Monitoring Systems in a Digital Twin Application Siddiqi, K., Kramer, S., Schneider, S. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Habitat use, home-ranges and activity patterns of translocated European lobster Homarus Gammarus on artificial reefs as assessed by acoustic telemetry Rozemeijer, M., Berges, B., Jacobs, F. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Documentation for Offshore Wind Energy Development Related to Electromagnetic Frequencies from Buried Transmission Cables Middleton, P., Barnhart, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Fish, Invertebrates, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions
Anthropogenic underwater noise: A review on physiological and molecular responses of marine biota El-Dairi, R., Outinen, O., Kankaanpää, H. Journal Article Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Empire Wind Scallop Monitoring Survey 2023 Annual Report INSPIRE Environmental Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries
American lobster Homarus americanus responses to construction and operation of an offshore wind farm in southern New England Wilber, D., Brown, L., Griffin, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
Bilan annuel 2023 des études environnementales sur le parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire Parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Bats, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Settlement success of European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) on different types of hard substrate to support reef development in offshore wind farms ter Hofstede, R., Witte, S., Kamermans, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Using fisheries-dependent data to investigate landings of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) within an offshore wind farm Thatcher, H., Stamp, T., Moore, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The effect of offshore wind farms on the variation of the phytoplankton population Kordan, M., Yakan, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Bilan environnemental 2022 du parc éolien en mer de Saint-Brieuc Iberdrola Renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
SFW01-0097 South Fork Fisheries Monitoring Plan WP4: Fish Pot Survey Year 3 Report Bethoney, N., Olsen, N., Stoltz, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Annual Monitoring Survey of the Sunrise Wind Farm Lease Area - 2023 Annual Report O'Hara, T., Garcia, L., Siemann, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2023 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Exploring Grid Surveys at OWF Gemini: Insights into the status of Ostrea edulis de Haan, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
2021/2022 Drop Camera Surveys of Benthic Communities and Substrate in the Vineyard Wind 1 Lease Area OCS-A 0501 and a Control Area Stokesbury, K., Lego, C., Morgan, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Physical Environment
A synthesis review of nature positive approaches and coexistence in the offshore wind industry Pardo, J., Aune, M., Harman, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Passive fisheries on brown crab, velvet swimming crab and European lobster in Prinses Amalia Wind Park in the North Sea, Netherlands Rozemeijer, M., Chen, C., van der Wal, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
SFW01-0097 South Fork Fisheries Monitoring Plan WP3: Ventless Trap Survey Year 3 Report Bethoney, N., Long, M., McGinnis, L. Report Wind Energy Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Automatic classification of biofouling images from offshore renewable energy structures using deep learning Signor, J., Schoefs, F., Quillienn, N. Journal Article Attraction Invertebrates
Key Biofouling Organisms in Tidal Habitats Targeted by the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector in the North Atlantic Include the Massive Barnacle Chirona hameri Want, A., Goubard, A., Jonveaux, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Numerical Study of Turbulent Wake of Offshore Wind Turbines and Retention Time of Larval Dispersion Ajmi, S., Boutet, M., Bennis, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Impact of hydrodynamics on community structure and metabolic production of marine biofouling formed in a highly energetic estuary Portas, A., Carriot, N., Ortalo-Magne, A. Journal Article Attraction Invertebrates
Impact of geophysical and geotechnical site investigation surveys on fish and shellfish Duffy, O., Chumbinho, R., Coca, I. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Red rock crab (Cancer productus) movement is not influenced by electromagnetic fields produced by a submarine power transmission cable Williams, J., Jaco, E., Scholz, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Invertebrates
Short-term habituation of the longfin squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) to pile driving sound Jézéquel, Y., Jandial, P., Cones, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Invertebrates
Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: An Evaluation from Wind to Whales National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Is it safe for honey bee colonies to locate apiaries near wind turbines? Fourrier, J., Fontaine, O., Peter, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Invertebrates
Caractérisation de l'impact acoustique des travaux de battage de pieu et de forage associés à la construction d'éoliennes offshores sur les stades larvaires des bivalves marins Pecten maximus et Venus verrucosa Gigot, M Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Maryland Offshore Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Quick scan of effects from large upscaling of offshore wind (part C) Quee, N. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
A risk-based approach to cumulative effects assessment for large marine ecosystems to support transboundary marine spatial planning: A case study of the yellow sea Ma, C., Stelzenmüller, V., Rehren, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Towards understanding environmental and cumulative impacts of floating wind farms: Lessons learned from the fixed-bottom offshore wind farms Rezaei, F., Contestabile, P, Vicinanza, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates

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