Early development of the subtidal marine biofouling on a concrete offshore windmill foundation on the Thornton Bank (southern North Sea): First monitoring results

Underwater Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-149

  Kerckhof, F ^a   Rumes, B ^a   Jacques, T ^a   Degraer, S ^a   Norro, A ^a  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Hard substratum assem blages; Marine biofouling; North sea; Offshore wind farm; Scuba

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEFS; HARD SUBSTRATUM ASSEM- BLAGES; MARINE BIOFOULING; NORTH SEA; OFFSHORE WIND FARM; SCUBA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FISHERIES; MACHINERY; MILLING MACHINES; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS; REEFS; WIND POWER;

BIOFOULING;

BIOFOULING; COASTAL ZONE; CONCRETE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOUNDATION; HABITAT TYPE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MILL; MUD; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; SANDY SOIL; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 79251596529     PISSN: 17560543     EISSN: 17560551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3723/ut.29.137     Document Type: Article

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