Abstract
The environmental impacts of tidal stream energy extraction. are not yet understood. What is known is that the ecological effects of tidal mixing are both direct and indirect. The direct effects of changes in mixing affect the location and timing of foraging of a range of marine animals. The indirect effects of changes in mixing influence the amount and location of primary production. The complexity of the possible effects due to the placement of tidal devices needs to be understood by both ecologist and engineers. Designing and implementing collaborative field studies will improve the decision making process for the environmentally sound deployment of tidal energy devices.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | OCEANS 2007 - Europe, Vols 1-3 |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | IEEE Press |
| Pages | 157-159 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4244-0634-0 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | OCEANS 2007: Europe - Aberdeen, United Kingdom Duration: 18 Jun 2007 → 21 Jun 2007 https://www.tib.eu/en/search/id/TIBKAT%3A557478170/ (Link to Conference proceedings from TIB) |
Conference
| Conference | OCEANS 2007: Europe |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Aberdeen |
| Period | 18/06/07 → 21/06/07 |
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Keywords
- environmental impacts
- marine predators
- primary production
- tidal mixing
- tidal fronts
- aggregation
- behavior
- estuary
- channel
- system
- krill
- sea
