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Ecological sensitivity index of offshore wind energy (left map) and combined effects of human activities and pressures (right map)

Figure Created 28 Jun 2024 Last modified 01 Jul 2024

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Left map: The map show the ecological sensitivity of marine ecosystems to the placement of offshore energy turbines. Right map: Combined effects of human activities and pressures in Europe’s seas.

https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/ecological-sensitivity-index-of-offshore/map2-271183-sensitive-index-human.eps/image_large

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Left map: Relative index

Right map: Cumulative Effect (dimensionless)

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Adriatic Sea Aegean Sea (Greece) Baltic Sea Barentsz Sea Bay of Biscay Black Sea Celtic Sea Eastern Mediterranean English Channel (United Kingdom) Ionian Sea Levantine Sea Mediterranean Sea North Atlantic Ocean North Sea Norwegian Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Western Mediterranean