Using Coupled Hydrodynamic Biogeochemical Models to Predict the Effects of Tidal Turbine Arrays on Phytoplankton Dynamics

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dc.contributor.authorSchuchert, Pia
dc.contributor.authorKregting, Louise
dc.contributor.authorPritchard, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSavidge, Graham
dc.contributor.authorElsasser, Bjorn
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-11T14:01:02Z
dc.date.available2021-06-11T14:01:02Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-22
dc.description17 May Publication history: Accepted - 17 May 2018; Published online - 22 May 2018en_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of large scale tidal energy device (TED) arrays on phytoplankton processes owing to the changes in hydrodynamic flows are unknown. Coupled two-dimensional biogeochemical and hydrodynamic models offer the opportunity to predict potential effects of large scale TED arrays on the local and regional phytoplankton dynamics in coastal and inshore environments. Using MIKE 21 Software by DHI (https://www.dhigroup.com), coupled two-dimensional biogeochemical and hydrodynamic models were developed with simulations including no turbines or an array of 55 turbines with four solar radiation scenarios to assess the temporal and spatial changes of phytoplankton dynamics in an idealised domain. Results suggest that the effect of TEDs on phytoplankton dynamics accounted for up to 25% of the variability in phytoplankton concentrations, most likely associated with an increased residence time in an inshore basin. However, natural variation, such as the intensity of photosynthetically active radiation, had a larger effect on phytoplankton dynamics than an array of TEDsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research was financially supported by the EPSRC research grant EP/J010065/1en_US
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12518/276
dc.identifier.citationSchuchert, P., Kregting, L., Pritchard, D., Savidge, G. and Elsäßer, B. (2018) ‘Using Coupled Hydrodynamic Biogeochemical Models to Predict the Effects of Tidal Turbine Arrays on Phytoplankton Dynamics’, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 6(2), p. 58. doi: 10.3390/jmse6020058.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2077-1312
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/jmse6020058
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rights© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_US
dc.subjecthydrokineticen_US
dc.subjectnutrientsen_US
dc.subjectirradianceen_US
dc.subjecttemperatureen_US
dc.subjectenvironmenten_US
dc.subjecttransporten_US
dc.titleUsing Coupled Hydrodynamic Biogeochemical Models to Predict the Effects of Tidal Turbine Arrays on Phytoplankton Dynamicsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-05-17
dcterms.dateSubmitted2018-04-03

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