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Understanding the role of offshore energy structures in ecosystem service delivery: Applying global findings to the North Sea

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  • Squire, Megan
  • Madgett, Alethea
  • Burdon, Daryl
  • Scott, Beth
  • Marlow, Joseph
  • Gormley, Kate

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The marine environment provides a wealth of ecosystem services, which can deliver human benefit when combined with built, human or social capital. Through the expansion of offshore energy infrastructure, human intervention has reshaped marine ecosystems on a global scale. Yet, the changes that these structures induce in the environment and the knock-on effects on ecosystem services remains poorly understood. This study aims to first provide a comprehensive review on the role of offshore energy structures in ecosystem service delivery, synthesising findings from 18 countries over a 42-year period. These findings are then structured under the DAPSI(W)R(M) framework, to draw links between human activity, environmental effects and ecosystem services. The findings are discussed in the context of UK energy transitions in the North Sea.

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  • Squire, Megan & Madgett, Alethea & Burdon, Daryl & Scott, Beth & Marlow, Joseph & Gormley, Kate, 2026. "Understanding the role of offshore energy structures in ecosystem service delivery: Applying global findings to the North Sea," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 78(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecoser:v:78:y:2026:i:c:s2212041625001159
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101811
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