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dc.contributor.authorBender, Anke
dc.contributor.authorLanghamer, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorMolis, Markus
dc.contributor.authorSundberg, Jan
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-26T09:43:10Z
dc.date.available2021-11-26T09:43:10Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-11
dc.description.abstractPast studies have revealed higher levels of biodiversity, total abundance, and size of individuals around offshore installations of renewable energy. This study investigated the effects of Lysekil wave power park (area 0.5 km2) on the abundance and carapace size of decapods at the Swedish west coast. For that purpose, decapods were caught with cages during four consecutive summers. Two types of cages were applied to catch a wide range of decapod species and sizes. The abundance and size of decapods were not significantly different within the wave power park and up to a distance of 360 m outside of it. The catch rate, i.e., number of decapods caught in 24 h, was not significantly different among sampling locations but revealed inter-annual variation for both cage types. The results suggest a limited role of the incidental no-take zone of the small Lysekil wave power park on the abundance and size of local decapods. However, neither were negative impacts, such as decreasing abundances or smaller carapace sizes, discovered. As an increase in the number of marine renewable energy production sites is foreseen, a scaled-up and larger study addressing MPA networks and other environmental interactions should be considered.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBender, Langhamer OL, Molis M, Sundberg J. Effects of a wave power park with no-take zone on decapod abundance and size. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021;9en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1948135
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jmse9080864
dc.identifier.issn2077-1312
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/23180
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
dc.relation.projectIDAndre: Svedish Energy Agency 40857-1en_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/8/864
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400en_US
dc.subjectBentos / Benthosen_US
dc.subjectBølgjeenergi / Wave energyen_US
dc.subjectMarin fornybar energi / Marine renewable energyen_US
dc.subjectMarine verneområder / Marine protected areasen_US
dc.titleEffects of a wave power park with no-take zone on decapod abundance and sizeen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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