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Laying out the foundations: Assessing the spatial extent and drivers of offshore wind turbine artificial reef effects on soft sediments
Lefaible, N.; Van Colen, C.; Jammar, C.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T.; Van Haelst, S.; Norro, A.; Degraer, S.; Braeckman, U. (2025). Laying out the foundations: Assessing the spatial extent and drivers of offshore wind turbine artificial reef effects on soft sediments. J. Sea Res. 208: 102631. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2025.102631
In: Journal of Sea Research. Elsevier/Netherlands Institute for Sea Research: Amsterdam; Den Burg. ISSN 1385-1101; e-ISSN 1873-1414, meer
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Offshore renewable energy; Spatial reef effects; Biological trait analysis; Ecosystem functioning |
| Project | Top | Auteurs |
- European Marine Biological Resource Centre - Belgium
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- Lefaible, N.
- Van Colen, C.
- Jammar, C.
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- Vanaverbeke, J.
- Moens, T.
- Van Haelst, S.
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- Norro, A.
- Degraer, S.
- Braeckman, U.
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| Abstract |
With the rapid expansion of offshore energy, numerous artificial structures are being installed on the seabed, including wind turbine foundations. This study investigates the “artificial reef” (AR) effect of bottom-fixed offshore wind farms (OWFs) on soft sediment benthic communities. While previous studies have focused on distances ≥30 m from turbines, in this study, sediment and macrobenthic samples were collected at shorter distances (1 m, 7 m, 15 m and 25 m) from the scour protection layer (SPL) around a monopile and a gravity-based foundation in two Belgian OWFs, 10–13 years post-installation. Results show a localized AR footprint for both turbine foundations, with enriched benthic communities within 15 m of the SPL. In comparison to communities 25 m distanced away from the SPL, a higher average species richness (+100 %), abundance (+117 %), functional richness (+438 %), and bioturbation potential (+86 %) was prevalent, whereas the magnitude of enriched structural and functional diversity in the footprint varied respectively between 16 and 80 % and 15–110 % depending on the OWF. Beyond the AR footprint, communities resembled those at reference sites (240–570 m), with less surface dwellers, suspension feeders and a prevalence of burrowing biodiffusors that contribute little to bioturbation. While the AR effect's magnitude depends on local conditions and foundation design, our trait-based analysis indicates that sediment fining, biofouling drop-offs and organic enrichment are consistent drivers shaping the AR footprint. |
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