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- Title
LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE EFFECTS OF OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE NOISE ON MARINE MAMMALS.
- Authors
WOOD, ELIZABETH
- Abstract
Increasing environmental issues have caused cleaner forms of energy such as offshore wind power to be exploited. Despite the benefits of offshore wind power, the construction and operation of the turbines have potentially negative effects on marine mammals. Marine mammals rely heavily on their perception of sound. A review of studies about the effects of turbines on marine mammals indicates that marine mammals' hearing can be damaged (temporarily or permanently) by the noise associated with turbines. Other effects of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals include behavioral changes and masking of social signals. However, these potentially harmful effects can be minimized through forms of mitigation that involve discouraging marine mammals from swimming near turbine construction and decreasing the amount of noise created during construction and operation. The effects of turbine noise on marine mammals have not been researched to a full extent since offshore windpower is still a rising form of energy. More research needs to be conducted on the short-term and long-term effects to marine mammals as well as on mitigation to reduce the effects.
- Subjects
MARINE mammals; AQUATIC mammals; WIND turbines; WINDMILLS; LITERATURE; MARINE noise pollution
- Publication
LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research, 2014, Vol 7, p62
- ISSN
2153-1560
- Publication type
Article