Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on the Early Life Stages of Dicentrarchus labrax

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Debusschere, Elisabeth
De Coensel, Bert
Vandendriessche, Sofie
Botteldooren, Dick
Hostens, Kris
Vincx, Magda
Degraer, Steven
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2016
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Anthropogenically generated underwater noise in the marine environment is ubiquitous, comprising both intense impulse and continuous noise. The installation of offshore wind farms across the North Sea has triggered a range of ecological questions regarding the impact of anthropogenically produced underwater noise on marine wildlife. Our interest is on the impact on the “passive drifters,” i.e., the early life stages of fish that form the basis of fish populations and are an important prey for pelagic predators. This study deals with the impact of pile driving and operational noise generated at offshore wind farms on Dicentrarchus ...
View more >Anthropogenically generated underwater noise in the marine environment is ubiquitous, comprising both intense impulse and continuous noise. The installation of offshore wind farms across the North Sea has triggered a range of ecological questions regarding the impact of anthropogenically produced underwater noise on marine wildlife. Our interest is on the impact on the “passive drifters,” i.e., the early life stages of fish that form the basis of fish populations and are an important prey for pelagic predators. This study deals with the impact of pile driving and operational noise generated at offshore wind farms on Dicentrarchus labrax (sea bass) larvae.
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View more >Anthropogenically generated underwater noise in the marine environment is ubiquitous, comprising both intense impulse and continuous noise. The installation of offshore wind farms across the North Sea has triggered a range of ecological questions regarding the impact of anthropogenically produced underwater noise on marine wildlife. Our interest is on the impact on the “passive drifters,” i.e., the early life stages of fish that form the basis of fish populations and are an important prey for pelagic predators. This study deals with the impact of pile driving and operational noise generated at offshore wind farms on Dicentrarchus labrax (sea bass) larvae.
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Journal Title
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II
Volume
875
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© 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland. This is an electronic version of an article published in Advances in The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II, 2016, 875, pp. 197-204. The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II is available online at: http://link.springer.com/ with the open URL of your article.
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Medical and Health Sciences
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Environmental Sciences & Ecology