Marine mammals and seabirds in front of offshore wind energy MINOS - Marine warm-blooded animals in North and Baltic Seas

The MINOS project examines whether large offshore wind energy plants in the German North and Baltic Seas impair or endanger harbour porpoises, seals or seabirds. The research results should make the necessary knowledge available, in order to be able to evaluate the future offshore wind park development. In the projects MINOS and MINOS+ - running time 2002 to 2008 - were therefore above all the preferential residence areas and migration routes of the endangered animal species investigated. Beyond that, hearing and acoustic sensitivity of harbour porpoises and seals were examined.

About the author

Katrin Wollny-Goerke


Kai Eskildsen, Landesamt für den Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer

Summary

The MINOS project examines whether large offshore wind energy plants in the German North and Baltic Seas impair or endanger harbour porpoises, seals or seabirds. The research results should make the necessary knowledge available, in order to be able to evaluate the future offshore wind park development. In the projects MINOS and MINOS+ - running time 2002 to 2008 - were therefore above all the preferential residence areas and migration routes of the endangered animal species investigated. Beyond that, hearing and acoustic sensitivity of harbour porpoises and seals were examined.

Product details

• Assisted by: Eskildsen (Editor), Katri Wollny-Goerke (Editor), Eskildsen (Editor), Katrin Wollny-Goerke (Editor), Kai Eskildsen (Editor)
• Publisher: Vieweg+Teubner
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 28.03.2008
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering
• EAN: 9783835102354
• ISBN: 978-3-8351-0235-4
• Pages: 166
• Illustrations: VI, 166 p.
• Height (packing): 24 cm
• Weight (packing): 458 g
• Subjects: Vogel s.a. einzelne Vogelart, Maschinenbau, Windenergie, Meerestier, Ostsee, Umwelt, Nordsee, Energie, Fauna, Umweltwissenschaften, Ingenieurswesen, Maschinenbau allgemein, Umweltwissenschaften, Umwelttechnik, Environment, Ingenieurwissenschaft - Ingenieurwissenschaftler, Energiewirtschaft / Erneuerbare Energie, Energie (physikalisch) / Erneuerbare Energie, Regenerative Energie, Erneuerbare Energie, Energie (physikalisch), Alternative und erneuerbare Energiequellen und -technik, Schweinswale; Seehunde; Seevögel; Wattenmehr, engineering, The environment, Environmental Sciences, Renewable energy resources