Knowledge Base - Wind Energy

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Spatio-temporal evolution and engineering implications of biofouling communities on floating wind turbines mooring lines Dubois, A.; Schoefs, F.; Cognie, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Site and species dependent effects of offshore wind farms on fish populations Bicknell, A.; Gierhart, S.; Witt, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Fish, Demersal Fish
Exploring the impact of magnetic fields related to submarine power cables on the American mud crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii: A behavioural and physiological perspective Jakubowska-Lehrmann, M.; Makaras, T. ; Normant-Saremba, M.; et al. Journal Article Attraction, Avoidance, EMF Invertebrates
Impacts of offshore wind farms in the English Channel on larval dispersal and connectivity of benthic species using numerical modeling Ajmi, S.; Boutet, M.; Bennis, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Marine artificial light at night: Implications and potential hazards for offshore songbird and bat movements in the Greater North Sea Walsh, C.; Hüppop, O.; Karwinkel, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction, Collision Bats, Birds
Performance of a fine-scale acoustic positioning system for monitoring temperate fish behavior in relation to offshore marine developments Shipley, O.; Nicoll, A.; Cerrato, R.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Avoidance and attraction responses of kittiwakes to three offshore wind farms in the North Sea Pollock, C.; Johnston, D.; Boersch-Supan, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction, Avoidance Birds, Seabirds
Wind energy and insects: reviewing the state of knowledge and identifying potential interactions Weschler, M.; Tronstad, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Invertebrates
Technology Gaps for Monitoring Birds and Marine Mammals at Offshore Wind Facilities Courbis, S.; Williams, K.; Stepanuk, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Marine Mammals
A synthetic analysis of post-construction displacement and attraction of marine birds at offshore wind energy installations Lamb, J.; Gulka, J.; Adams, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Displacement Birds
Strong site fidelity, residency and local behaviour of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at two types of artificial reefs in an offshore wind farm Berges, B.; van der Knaap, I.; van Keeken, O.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Fish
Environmental DNA for monitoring the impact of offshore wind farms on fish and invertebrate community structures Cornelis, I.; De Backer, A.; Maes, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates
Distribution of common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) activity is altered by airflow disruption generated by wind turbines Leroux, C.; Barre, K.; Valet, N.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance Bats
A framework for studying the effects of offshore wind energy development on birds and bats in the Eastern United States Williams, K.; Gulka, J.; Cook, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Bats, Birds
A review on the interactions between engineering and marine life: key information for engineering professionals Dobson, T.; Lenchine, V.; Bainbridge, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Environmental Impact Assessment
Challenges in quantifying the responses of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla to habitat variables and local stressors due to individual variation O'Hanlon, N.; Thaxter, C.; Clewley, G.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
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.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates
An Eulerian perspective on habitat models of striped bass occurrence in an offshore wind development area Rothermel, E.; O'Brien, M.; Best, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement Fish, Pelagic Fish
A synthesis review of nature positive approaches and coexistence in the offshore wind industry Pardo, J.; Aune, M.; Harman, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
European plaice movements show evidence of high residency, site fidelity, and feeding around hard substrates within an offshore wind farm Buyse, J.; Reubens, J.; Hostens, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Automatic classification of biofouling images from offshore renewable energy structures using deep learning Signor, J.; Schoefs, F.; Quillienn, N.; et al. Journal Article Attraction 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.; et al. Journal Article Attraction Invertebrates
Fish distribution in three dimensions around the Block Island Wind Farm as observed with conventional and volumetric echosounders Jech, J.; Lipsky, A.; Moran, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Fish
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.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates
Insects are attracted to white wind turbine bases: evidence from turbine mimics Crawford, M.; Dority, D.; Dillon, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Residency and habitat use of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) within an offshore wind farm Thatcher, H.; Stamp, T.; Wilcockson, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Offshore construction using gravity-base foundations indicates no long-term impacts on dolphins and harbour porpoise Potlock, K.; Temple, A.; Berggren, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Large-scale effects of offshore wind farms on seabirds of high conservation concern Garthe, S.; Schwemmer, H.; Peschko, V.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae are attracted by low-frequency noise simulating that of operating offshore wind farms Cresci, A.; Zhang, G.; Durif, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish
Drivers of bat activity at wind turbines advocate for mitigating bat exposure using multicriteria algorithm-based curtailment Barre, K.; Froidevaux, J.; Sotillo, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change Bats
Increased food availability at offshore wind farms affects trophic ecology of plaice Pleuronectes platessa Buyse, J.; Hostens, K.; Degraer, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment
The effect of artificial reef design on the attraction of herbivorous fish and on coral recruitment, survival, and growth Hylkema, A.; Debrot, A.; Cammenga, R.; et al. Journal Article Attraction, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish
Long-Term Succession on Offshore Wind Farms and the Role of Species Interactions Zupan, M.; Rumes, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Long-term impact on the breeding birds of a semi-offshore island-based wind farm in Åland, Northern Baltic Sea Tanskanen, A.; Yrjola, R.; Oja, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction, Displacement Birds, Shorebirds
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
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Reviewing the ecological impacts of offshore wind farms Galparsoro, I.; Menchaca, I.; Garmendia, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
The Potential Compatibility of Designating Offshore Wind Farms within Wider Marine Protected Areas—Conservation of the Chinese White Dolphin Regarding Fishers’ Perception Jhan, H-T.; Lee, H-T.; Ting, K-H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Distance to hedgerows drives local repulsion and attraction of wind turbines on bats: Implications for spatial siting Leroux, C.; Kerbiriou, C.; Le Viol, I.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Bats
Conceptualisation of multiple impacts interacting in the marine environment using marine infrastructure as an example Komyakova, V.; Jaffrés, J.; Strain, E.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Attraction Invertebrates
Offshore wind farms contribute to epibenthic biodiversity in the North Sea ter Hofstede, R.; Driessen, F.; Elzinga, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Columbian sharp-tailed grouse brood success and chick survival in a wind-energy landscape Proett, M.; Roberts, S.; Messmer, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Birds
Offshore wind farms affect the spatial distribution pattern of plaice Pleuronectes platessa at both the turbine and wind farm scale Buyse, J.; Hostens, K.; Degraer, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction, Habitat Change Fish
Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea Lloret, J.; Turiel, A.; Solé, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
Small suspension-feeding amphipods play a pivotal role in carbon dynamics around offshore man-made structures Mavraki, N.; Coolen, J.; Kapasakali, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates
Artificial hard-substrate colonisation in the offshore Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Karlsson, R.; Tivefälth, M.; Duranović, I.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Potential impacts of floating wind turbine technology for marine species and habitats Maxwell, S.; Kershaw, F.; Locke, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Investigating avoidance and attraction responses in lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus to offshore wind farms Johnston, D.; Thaxter, C.; Boersch-Supan, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds
Climate change effects on the ecophysiology and ecological functioning of an offshore wind farm artificial hard substrate community Voet, H.; van Colen, C.; Vanaverbeke, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions
An Updated Review of Hypotheses Regarding Bat Attraction to Wind Turbines Guest, E.; Stamps, B.; Durish, N.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Noise Bats

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