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Effects of Offshore Pile Driving on Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

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The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 730))

Abstract

The world’s growing demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly energy has led a growing number of countries to explore the options for the installation of offshore wind farms. In particular, noise emissions during the construction phase, when, in many cases, steel foundations are driven into the seafloor, are expected to cause temporal avoidance of the area by marine mammals and even have the potential to inflict physical damage to their sensory system (Madsen et al. 2006).

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  • Brandt MJ, Diederichs A, Betke K, Nehls G (2011) Responses of harbour porpoises to pile driving at the Horns Rev II offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 421:205–216.

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  1. BioConsult SH, 25813, Husum, Germany

    Miriam J. Brandt, Ansgar Diederichs & Georg Nehls

  2. itap GmbH, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany

    Klaus Betke

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  1. Miriam J. Brandt
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Correspondence to Miriam J. Brandt .

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  2. Loughine Limited, Kincraig, Blairs Aberdeen, UK

    Anthony Hawkins

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Brandt, M.J., Diederichs, A., Betke, K., Nehls, G. (2012). Effects of Offshore Pile Driving on Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). In: Popper, A.N., Hawkins, A. (eds) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 730. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7311-5_62

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