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ArticleCommunications earth & environment2025

Offshore wind farms modify coastal food web dynamics by enhancing suspension feeder pathways.

Emil De Borger, Dick van Oevelen, Ninon Mavraki, Annelies De Backer, Ulrike Braeckman, Karline Soetaert, Jan Vanaverbeke

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Article in Communications earth & environment, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Emil De BorgerGhent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4905-1637
Dick van OevelenRoyal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Yerseke, The Netherlands.
Ninon MavrakiWageningen Marine Research, Den Helder, The Netherlands.
Annelies De BackerFlanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), ILVO Marine Research, Oostende, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9129-9009
Ulrike BraeckmanGhent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent, Belgium.
Karline SoetaertRoyal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Yerseke, The Netherlands.
Jan VanaverbekeGhent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given the global offshore wind farm (OWF) proliferation, we investigated the impact of OWFs on the marine food web. Using linear inverse modelling (LIM), we compared the OWF food web with two soft-sediment food webs nearby. Novel in situ data on species biomass and their isotopic composition were combined with literature data to construct food webs. Our findings highlight the prominent role of hard-substrate species on turbine foundations as organic material inputs for the food web. Hard substrate species account for approximately 26% of food source uptake from the water column and increase carbon deposition on the surrounding seafloor by ~10%. OWFs facilitate a novel food web with a higher productivity than expected based on standing biomass alone, as a result of numerous interactions between a diverse species community. Our study underscores profound effects of OWFs on marine ecosystems, suggesting the need for further research into their ecological impacts.

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Ecological modellingEcological networksEcosystem ecologyFood webs

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PMID40313562
PMCPMC12040705

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