Ecological research at the Offshore Windfarm alpha ventus [electronic resource] : challenges, results and perspectives / Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
2014
TK1541
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Ecological research at the Offshore Windfarm alpha ventus [electronic resource] : challenges, results and perspectives / Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
ISBN
9783658024628 electronic book
3658024623 electronic book
9783658024611
3658024623 electronic book
9783658024611
Published
Wiesbaden : Springer, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xix, 201 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-658-02462-8 doi
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TK1541
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.31/2136
Summary
At present and over the next few years, large-scale windfarms are being installed far off the coast of Germany in the North and Baltic Sea, making a major contribution to electricity generation from renewable energy sources. One of the German government's aims is to ensure the environmentally sound and sustainable development of offshore wind energy. Germany's first offshore test site, alpha ventus, was therefore accompanied from the construction phase to the first years of operation by an intensive environmental research programme, the StUKplus project, financed by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and coordinated by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency. Marine and ecological aspects have been researched there for more than five years to improve the level of knowledge about the ecological impacts of offshore windfarms. This book provides a broad, richly illustrated overview of applied and new research methods and monitoring techniques. It summarises the key research findings on the impacts on benthic communities, fish, marine mammals and birds, also taking into account underwater sound and sediment measurements. Interpreting the results in the sense of lessons learned, new challenges and perspectives are discussed for future sustainable offshore development in German waters.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Germany. Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit.
Germany. Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie.
Germany. Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie.
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Offshore development in Germany
The alpha ventus offshore test site
The RAVE research initiative
The StUKplus research project
Sensitive species and habitats
Research on oceanography, geology, benthic organisms, fish, resting birds, bird migration, marine mammals, underwater sound
Noise mitigation systems
Cumulative effects.
The alpha ventus offshore test site
The RAVE research initiative
The StUKplus research project
Sensitive species and habitats
Research on oceanography, geology, benthic organisms, fish, resting birds, bird migration, marine mammals, underwater sound
Noise mitigation systems
Cumulative effects.