Framework for assessing impacts of pile-driving noise from offshore wind farm construction on a harbour seal population

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-85

  Thompson, Paul M ^a   Hastie, Gordon D ^b   Nedwell, Jeremy ^c   Barham, Richard ^c   Brookes, Kate L ^a   Cordes, Line S ^a   Bailey, Helen ^d   McLean, Nancy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c Subacoustech Environmental Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e not available   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriate assessment; Disturbance; EU habitats directive; Marine mammal; Offshore wind farm; Population consequences

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAMMALS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PILE DRIVING; PILES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT; DISTURBANCE; HABITATS DIRECTIVES; MARINE MAMMALS; POPULATION CONSEQUENCES;

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

DATA ASSIMILATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HARBOR; NOISE; PINNIPED; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WIND FARM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880440824     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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