Effects of pile-driving on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) at the first offshore wind farm in Germany

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Dähne, Michael ^a   Gilles, Anita ^a   Lucke, Klaus ^a,c   Peschko, Verena ^a   Adler, Sven ^a,d   Krügel, Kathrin ^b   Sundermeyer, Janne ^a,e   Siebert, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e Seehundstation Friedrichskoog ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

aerial surveys; behavioural reactions; C PODs; harbour porpoise; North Sea; offshore wind farm; pile driving; static acoustic monitoring; underwater noise effects

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTIC NOISE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; PILE DRIVING; SURVEYS;

ACOUSTIC MONITORING; AERIAL SURVEYS; BEHAVIOURAL REACTIONS; C-PODS; HARBOUR PORPOISE; NORTH SEA; UNDERWATER NOISE;

MAMMALS;

AERIAL SURVEY; AVOIDANCE REACTION; FOUNDATION; MONITORING; NOISE; PORPOISE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GERMANY; NORTH SEA;

PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 84876481151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/025002     Document Type: Article

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