Beyond the Progress: Exploring the Trade-Offs of Biodiversity and Renewable Energy Technologies in Aquatic Ecosystems
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 193
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biodiversity has been declining at an alarming rate in recent years, jeopardized by multiple factors, from global climate change to local anthropogenic pressures. Even though species loss results from multiple causes, human activities play direct roles.
Often seen by governments and stakeholders as a viable solution to preserve biodiversity and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, renewable energy technologies, including those derived from water (hydro and tidal), wind power, solar irradiation, biomass (biofuels and wastes), and geothermal heat, are not “impact free” and can also harm ecosystems in multiple ways, depending on factors such as their project design, location, installation methods, and materials.
This Special Issue aims to enhance understanding on how aquatic biodiversity, encompassing species and molecular diversity, distribution patterns, and ecosystem functions, interacts with the diverse range of positive and negative effects resulting from the utilization of renewable energy technologies.
We welcome studies that investigate concepts and applications of biodiversity assessment and preservation, and their interaction with new technologies, including dams, water intake and cooling systems, tidal energy, offshore wind and solar farms, and underwater transmission cables, as well as the influence of environmental sensors, tools, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).
Dr. Simone Cardoso
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biodiversity assessment
- biodiversity preservation
- environmental sensors
- aquatic biodiversity
- aquatic ecosystems
