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An Adaptive Framework for Selecting Environmental Monitoring Protocols to Support Ocean Renewable Energy Development

Table 2

The impact decision tree. Each step of the key is followed until an Impact scenario is reached, denoted by “i#”. A bar graph is shown with each Impact scenario displaying the proportion of impacts, color-coded by direction (positive or negative) and magnitude (none, minor, moderate major). Data is derived from the literature review (Supplementary Appendix A) and renewable energy impact matrix (Supplementary Appendix B).
Determine which ecosystem components may experience impacts from renewable energy development: 450685.fig.008
The energy resource is   
Wind Go to A
Tidal Go to B
Waves Go to C
(A) The wind turbine foundation is   
Monopile Go to A1
Gravity Go to A2
Tripod/lattice Go to A3
Floating mooring Go to A4
 (A1) The monopile wind turbine project scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.009
 Commercial/multiple commercialGo to i2450685.fig.0010
 (A2) The gravity wind turbine project scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0011
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i3450685.fig.0012
 (A3) The tripod/lattice wind turbine project scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0013
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i2450685.fig.0014
 (A4) The floating mooring wind project scale is  
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0015
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i3450685.fig.0016
(B) The tidal turbine type is   
Open, bottom mounted Go to B1
Open, floating mooring Go to B2
Shrouded, bottom mounted Go to B3
Shrouded, floating mooring Go to B4
 (B1) The open rotor, bottom-mounted tidal turbine project  scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0017
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i4450685.fig.0018
 (B2) The open rotor, floating mooring tidal turbine project  scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0019
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i5450685.fig.0020
 (B3) The shrouded rotor, bottom-mounted tidal turbine  project  scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0021
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i4450685.fig.0022
 (B4) The shrouded rotor, floating mooring tidal turbine  project  scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0023
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i5450685.fig.0024
(C) The wave device type is   
Point absorber Go to C1
Wave attenuator Go to C2
Oscillating water column Go to C3
Oscillating wave surge converter Go to C4
Overtopping Go to C5
 (C1) The point absorber project scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0025
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i6450685.fig.0026
 (C2) The wave attenuator project scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0027
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i6450685.fig.0028
 (C3) The oscillating water column device project scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0029
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i6450685.fig.0030
 (C4) The oscillating wave surge converter project scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0031
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i6450685.fig.0032
 (C5) The overtopping device project scale is   
 DemonstrationGo to i1450685.fig.0033
 Commercial/Multiple commercialGo to i6450685.fig.0034