Be nthic Ha b ita t Ma p p ing
a t the Blo c k Isla nd Wind Fa rm
Mo niq ue La Fra nc e Ba rtle y, Jo hn King , Pa ul Eng lish, Anwa r Kha n
So uthe rn Ne w Eng la nd O ffsho re Wind Ene rg y Fo rum
Wha t is b e nthic ha b ita t ma p p ing ?
G ra b Sa mp le Da ta
Se d ime nt g ra in size c la sse s
G ra in size d istrib utio n
Bio lo g y
O rg a nisms living o n o r within the se d ime nts o f the se a flo o r
18,000+ ind ivid ua ls
139 sp e c ie s
G o -Pro c a me ra
Bro a d e r c o nte xt
Ma c ro fa una l Sp e c ie s
Amp hip o d s (C rusta c e a ns)
Po lyc ha e te s (Anne lid s)
Biva lve s (Mo llusks)
Nematodes
Unciola irrorata Lumbrinerissp.
Polygordius sp. Polycirrus sp.
H0 3: C ha ng e s with Dista nc e fro m Turb ine
O ve ra ll C o nc lusio ns
No c le a r c ha ng e s in b e nthic ha b ita ts o r a sso c ia te d
b io lo g ic a l c o mmunitie s ha ve b e e n d e te c te d d ue to the p re se nc e o f the wind fa rm a t this p o int in time
C o mp a riso n o f BIWF a nd O c e a n SAMP d a ta furthe r
c o nfirm minima l c ha ng e s ha ve o c c urre d o ve r time
Ha ve e sta b lishe d d e ta ile d b a se line d a ta se t a t the turb ine site s
