Understanding the potential risk to marine mammals from collision with tidal turbines

Copping, Andrea; Grear, Molly; Jepsen, Richard; Chartrand, Chris; Gorton, Alicia

doi:10.1016/j.ijome.2017.07.004

Title: Understanding the potential risk to marine mammals from collision with tidal turbines

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Authors:: Copping, Andrea; Grear, Molly; Jepsen, Richard; Chartrand, Chris; Gorton, Alicia

Publication Date:: Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1549566

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: International Journal of Marine Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: International Journal of Marine Energy Journal Volume: 19 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2214-1669

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Copping, Andrea, Grear, Molly, Jepsen, Richard, Chartrand, Chris, and Gorton, Alicia. Understanding the potential risk to marine mammals from collision with tidal turbines.  Netherlands: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Copping, Andrea, Grear, Molly, Jepsen, Richard, Chartrand, Chris, & Gorton, Alicia. Understanding the potential risk to marine mammals from collision with tidal turbines.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijome.2017.07.004

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                    Copping, Andrea, Grear, Molly, Jepsen, Richard, Chartrand, Chris, and Gorton, Alicia. Fri .  
"Understanding the potential risk to marine mammals from collision with tidal turbines".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijome.2017.07.004.

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