Abstract
We assessed the sensitivity of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina), grey seal (Halichoerus
grypus), and harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) populations to offshore wind
farms in Danish waters. Sensitivity was defined as the relative abundance of a
species, multiplied by the consequence of constructing a wind farm in a given area,
where we considered consequences across both construction and operation of the
wind farms. Consequences were assessed based on published studies and expert
knowledge. The division of the resulting sensitivity maps into areas where sensitivity is highest, medium and lowest also corresponds to areas where offshore wind farms are expected to have relatively high or low impacts on the population.
grypus), and harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) populations to offshore wind
farms in Danish waters. Sensitivity was defined as the relative abundance of a
species, multiplied by the consequence of constructing a wind farm in a given area,
where we considered consequences across both construction and operation of the
wind farms. Consequences were assessed based on published studies and expert
knowledge. The division of the resulting sensitivity maps into areas where sensitivity is highest, medium and lowest also corresponds to areas where offshore wind farms are expected to have relatively high or low impacts on the population.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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| Forlag | Aarhus University, DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy |
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| Antal sider | 63 |
| ISBN (Trykt) | 978-87-7156-928-5 |
| ISBN (Elektronisk) | 2244-9981 |
| Status | Udgivet - jan. 2025 |
| Navn | Videnskabelig rapport fra DCE - Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi |
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| Nummer | 644 |
| Vol/bind | 2025 |
| ISSN | 2244-9981 |