Seabird monitoring at offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Updated results for the Bligh Bank & first results for the Thorntonbank
Vanermen, N.; Courtens, W.; Van de walle, M.; Verstraete, H.; Stienen, E.W.M. (2016). Seabird monitoring at offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Updated results for the Bligh Bank & first results for the Thorntonbank, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Environmental impact monitoring reloaded. pp. 185-220 In: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) (2016). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Environmental impact monitoring reloaded. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Natural Environment, Marine Ecology and Management Section: Brussels. ISBN 978-90-8264-120-2. ix, 287 pp., more |  |
| Abstract | Since 2005, the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) performs monthly BACI-designed surveys to study seabird displacement following the construction of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea. For the first time since its completion in 2013 we report our findings for the C-Power wind farm at the Thorntonbank, and we also give an update of the results for the Bligh Bank wind farm after five years of post-impact monitoring. Compared to earlier reports and publications, we introduced some improvements in our modelling strategy. |
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