Ecological sensitivity index of offshore wind energy (left map) and combined effects of human activities and pressures (right map)

The ecological sensitivity index for offshore wind farms is a sum of all ecosystem components weighed by their mean sensitivity scores. Stressors are not included in an ecological sensitivity index. Note that the index does not show ecological resilience. Rather it shows hot spots with ecosystem components that are sensitive to the activity in question. A complete methodological description can be found in ETC/ICM, 2022.