Effects of wave energy converters on the surrounding soft-bottom macrofauna (west coast of Sweden)

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 374-381

  Langhamer, O ^a,b  

^a Dept of Animal Ecology UU ^*  (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Diversity; Environmental impact; Macrobenthos; Renewable energy; Soft sediment; Sweden; Wave power

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; FIRST YEAR; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY; MACROBENTHOS; MACROFAUNA; NUMBER OF SPECIES; OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY; ORGANIC MATTER; REFERENCE SITES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RESEARCH AREAS; SOFT-BOTTOM; SPECIES ABUNDANCE; SPECIES ASSEMBLAGE; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS; WEST COAST;

BIODIVERSITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESEARCH; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WAVE POWER;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FAUNA; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; INFRASTRUCTURE; JUVENILE; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEAFLOOR; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; TRAWLING; WAVE ENERGY;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLYCHAETA; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SWEDEN; WAVE ENERGY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; OCEANS AND SEAS; POWER PLANTS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

LYSEKIL; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

POLYCHAETA;

EID: 77952396907     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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