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Abbreviations and acronyms 
Abbreviations and acronyms 
AEWA 
AIS 
ANOVA 
EEZ 
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds 
Automatic Identification System 
Analysis of Variance 
Exclusive Economic Zone 
BACI 
BfN 
BGBI 
BNatSchG 
BSH 
Before-After-Control-Impact 
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation 
German Federal Law Gazette 
German Federal Nature Conservation Act 
German Federal Maritime and Flydrographic Agency 
ESAS 
European Seabirds at Sea 
FFH Directive 
FINO 
(Flora-Fauna) Habitats Directive 
Forschungsplattformen in Nord- und Ostsee (German research plat 
forms in the North and Baltic Sea) 
GIS 
GLM 
GLMM 
GPS 
Geographic Information System 
Generalized Linear Model 
Generalized Linear Mixed Model 
Global Positioning System 
HELCOM 
Helsinki Commission (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commis 
sion) 
N 
Survey sample size 
OSPAR 
OSPAR Commission (Convention for the Protection of the Marine Envi 
ronment of the North-East Atlantic) 
OWP 
Offshore wind park 
PA braided line 
PE braided line 
PP braided line 
Polyamide braided line 
Polyethylene braided line 
Polypropylene braided line 
Sal 
SAS 
SeeAnlV 
SPEC 
SS 
SSS 
StUK 
SEA 
Salinity 
Seabirds at Sea 
German Marine Facilities Ordinance 
Species of European Conservation Concern 
Sea State 
Side scan sonar 
Standard for Environmental Impact Assessments 
Strategic Environmental Assessment 
T 
Temperature 
TS 
UTC 
EIA 
Transformer station 
Universal Time Coordinated 
Environmental Impact Assessment 
BD 
EU Birds Directive 
WEA 
WGS 84 
WSA 
Wind turbine 
World Geodetic System 1984 
German Water and Shipping Authority