Disruption to benthic habitats by moorings of wave energy installations: A modelling case study and implications for overall ecosystem functioning

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 245, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-124

  Krivtsov, Vladimir ^a   Linfoot, Brian ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottom sediments; Environmental impact assessment; Indirect effects; Marine ecosystems; Suspended particulate matter; Wave energy converter

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; INDIRECT EFFECTS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MATLAB; MODELS; MOORING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HABITAT QUALITY; INSTALLATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPEN WATER; SCOUR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 84866043708     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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