Potential environmental impacts of floating solar photovoltaic systems

S Benjamins, B Williamson, SL Billing, Z Yuan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The use of floating photovoltaic systems in freshwater and marine environments is forecast
to increase dramatically worldwide within the next decade in response to demands for …

[HTML][HTML] Using artificial-reef knowledge to enhance the ecological function of offshore wind turbine foundations: implications for fish abundance and diversity

M Glarou, M Zrust, JC Svendsen - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
As the development of large-scale offshore wind farms (OWFs) amplifies due to
technological progress and a growing demand for renewable energy, associated footprints …

[HTML][HTML] Marine artificial reefs, a meta-analysis of their design, objectives and effectiveness

B Vivier, JC Dauvin, M Navon, AM Rusig… - Global Ecology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Artificial Reefs (AR) show a wide diversity and vary in their construction materials, shape
and purpose, as illustrated by the present analysis of 127 scientific papers. AR have been …

Offshore wind farms and the attraction–production hypothesis: insights from a combination of stomach content and stable isotope analyses

N Mavraki, S Degraer, J Vanaverbeke - Hydrobiologia, 2021‏ - Springer
Offshore wind farms (OWFs) act as artificial reefs, attracting high abundances of fish, which
could potentially increase their local production. This study investigates the feeding ecology …

Theory, practice, and design criteria for utilizing artificial reefs to increase production of marine fishes

DJ Pondella, JT Claisse, CM Williams - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Increasing the production of marine fishes is a tractable goal with wide socioeconomic and
ecological appeal. Ecosystem restoration projects that increase the amount of suitable …

Fitting ecological principles of artificial reefs into the ocean planning puzzle

AB Paxton, DN Steward, ZH Harrison, JC Taylor - Ecosphere, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Humans use the coastal ocean and its resources as a source of food and energy, as well as
for a variety of other purposes, including transportation and recreation. Over the past several …

Primary production and depth drive different trophic structure and functioning of fish assemblages in French marine ecosystems

P Cresson, T Chouvelon, P Bustamante… - Progress in …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Investigating the drivers of fish assemblage trophic structure is a critical question, in order to
better understand ecosystem functioning, predict the effects of perturbations and implement …

Artificial reef design affects benthic secondary productivity and provision of functional habitat

S Rouse, JS Porter, TA Wilding - Ecology and Evolution, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Novel hard substratum, introduced through offshore developments, can provide habitat for
marine species and thereby function as an artificial reef. To predict the ecological …

Increased food availability at offshore wind farms affects trophic ecology of plaice Pleuronectes platessa

J Buyse, K Hostens, S Degraer, M De Troch… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Offshore wind farms (OWFs) and their associated cables, foundations and scour protection
are often constructed in soft-sediment environments. This introduction of hard substrate has …

Assessment of food web recovery following restoration using resource niche metrics

WR James, JS Lesser, SY Litvin, JA Nelson - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The primary goal of habitat restoration is to recover the ecological structure, function, and
services of natural ecosystems lost due to disturbance. Post-restoration success typically …