Marine Mammals And Noise

Author : W. John Richardson,Charles R. Greene, Jr.,Charles I. Malme,Denis H. Thomson
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080573038

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Marine Mammals and Noise by W. John Richardson,Charles R. Greene, Jr.,Charles I. Malme,Denis H. Thomson Pdf

Many marine mammals communicate by emitting sounds that pass through water. Such sounds can be received across great distances and can influence the behavior of these undersea creatures. In the past few decades, the oceans have become increasingly noisy, as underwater sounds from propellers, sonars, and other human activities make it difficult for marine mammals to communicate. This book discusses, among many other topics, just how well marine mammals hear, how noisy the oceans have become, and what effects these new sounds have on marine mammals. The baseline of ambient noise, the sounds produced by machines and mammals, the sensitivity of marine mammal hearing, and the reactions of marine mammals are also examined. An essential addition to any marine biologist's library, Marine Mammals and Noise will be especially appealing to marine mammalogists, researchers, policy makers and regulators, and marine biologists and oceanographers using sound in their research.

Author : William John Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Airplanes
ISBN : UCSD:31822005689872

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Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals by William John Richardson Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309133159

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Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals Pdf

For the 119 species of marine mammals, as well as for some other aquatic animals, sound is the primary means of learning about the environment and of communicating, navigating, and foraging. The possibility that human-generated noise could harm marine mammals or significantly interfere with their normal activities is an issue of increasing concern. Noise and its potential impacts have been regulated since the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Public awareness of the issue escalated in 1990s when researchers began using high-intensity sound to measure ocean climate changes. More recently, the stranding of beaked whales in proximity to Navy sonar use has again put the issue in the spotlight. Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals reviews sources of noise in the ocean environment, what is known of the responses of marine mammals to acoustic disturbance, and what models exist for describing ocean noise and marine mammal responses. Recommendations are made for future data gathering efforts, studies of marine mammal behavior and physiology, and modeling efforts necessary to determine what the long- and short-term impacts of ocean noise on marine mammals.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Characterizing Biologically Significant Marine Mammal Behavior
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309094498

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Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Characterizing Biologically Significant Marine Mammal Behavior Pdf

Attention has been drawn to the subject of how ocean noise affects marine mammals by a series of marine mammal strandings, lawsuits, and legislative hearings, and most recently, the report from the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. One way to assess the impact of ocean noise is to consider whether it causes changes in animal behavior that are "biologically significant," that is, those that affect an animal's ability to grow, survive, and reproduce. This report offers a conceptual model designed to clarify which marine mammal behaviors are biologically significant for conservation purposes. The report is intended to help scientists and policymakers interpret provisions of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309085366

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Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals Pdf

For the 119 species of marine mammals, as well as for some other aquatic animals, sound is the primary means of learning about the environment and of communicating, navigating, and foraging. The possibility that human-generated noise could harm marine mammals or significantly interfere with their normal activities is an issue of increasing concern. Noise and its potential impacts have been regulated since the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Public awareness of the issue escalated in 1990s when researchers began using high-intensity sound to measure ocean climate changes. More recently, the stranding of beaked whales in proximity to Navy sonar use has again put the issue in the spotlight. Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals reviews sources of noise in the ocean environment, what is known of the responses of marine mammals to acoustic disturbance, and what models exist for describing ocean noise and marine mammal responses. Recommendations are made for future data gathering efforts, studies of marine mammal behavior and physiology, and modeling efforts necessary to determine what the long- and short-term impacts of ocean noise on marine mammals.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Low-Frequency Sound and Marine Mammals
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1994-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309050258

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Low-Frequency Sound and Marine Mammals by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Low-Frequency Sound and Marine Mammals Pdf

This volume reviews the current state of knowledge regarding the effects of low-frequency sound on marine mammals and makes recommendations for research. In addition, the book describes current federal regulations prescribed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act that govern the taking of marine mammals by scientific research activities, and it recommends changes to expedite the regulatory process dealing with scientific research activities.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors on Marine Mammals
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309440516

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Approaches to Understanding the Cumulative Effects of Stressors on Marine Mammals by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors on Marine Mammals Pdf

Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine mammals per year globally. To discern the factors contributing to population trends, scientists must consider the full complement of threats faced by marine mammals. Once populations or ecosystems are found to be at risk of adverse impacts, it is critical to decide which combination of stressors to reduce to bring the population or ecosystem into a more favorable state. Assessing all stressors facing a marine mammal population also provides the environmental context for evaluating whether an additional activity could threaten it. Approaches to Understanding the Cumulative Effects of Stressors on Marine Mammals builds upon previous reports to assess current methodologies used for evaluating cumulative effects and identify new approaches that could improve these assessments. This review focuses on ways to quantify exposure-related changes in the behavior, health, or body condition of individual marine mammals and makes recommendations for future research initiatives.

Author : Victoria Todd,Ian Todd,Jane Gardiner,Erica Morrin
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781907807701

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Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook by Victoria Todd,Ian Todd,Jane Gardiner,Erica Morrin Pdf

Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook is the ultimate instruction manual for mitigation measures to minimise man-made acoustical and physical disturbances to marine mammals from industrial and defence activities.

Author : John Elliott Reynolds
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0801882559

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Marine Mammal Research by John Elliott Reynolds Pdf

Marine mammal conservation presents a number of challenges for scientists. This work presents an argument about how science, if conducted properly, can provide insights needed to minimise crisis management and implement more anticipatory action.

Author : Arthur N. Popper,Anthony Hawkins
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441973115

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The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life by Arthur N. Popper,Anthony Hawkins Pdf

The Second International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life will take place in Ireland August 15-20, 2010. The main emphasis of the conference will be on defining the current state of knowledge. However, we will also assess progress in the three years since the First conference. The Second conference will place strong emphasis on recent research results, the sharing of ideas, discussion of experimental approaches, and analysis of regulatory issues.

Author : United States. Marine Mammal Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Marine mammals
ISBN : OCLC:224052035

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Marine Mammals and Noise by United States. Marine Mammal Commission Pdf

Author : Hans Slabbekoorn,Robert J. Dooling,Arthur N. Popper,Richard R. Fay
Publisher : Springer
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781493985746

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Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Animals by Hans Slabbekoorn,Robert J. Dooling,Arthur N. Popper,Richard R. Fay Pdf

Over the past several years, many investigators interested in the effects of man-made sounds on animals have come to realize that there is much to gain from studying the broader literature on hearing sound and the effects of sound as well as data from the effects on humans. It has also become clear that knowledge of the effects of sound on one group of animals (e.g., birds or frogs) can guide studies on other groups (e.g., marine mammals or fishes) and that a review of all such studies together would be very useful to get a better understanding of the general principles and underlying cochlear and cognitive mechanisms that explain damage, disturbance, and deterrence across taxa. The purpose of this volume, then, is to provide a comprehensive review of the effects of man-made sounds on animals, with the goal of fulfilling two major needs. First, it was thought to be important to bring together data on sound and bioacoustics that have implications across all taxa (including humans) so that such information is generally available to the community of scholars interested in the effects of sound. This is done in Chaps. 2-5. Second, in Chaps. 6-10, the volume brings together what is known about the effects of sound on diverse vertebrate taxa so that investigators with interests in specific groups can learn from the data and experimental approaches from other species. Put another way, having an overview of the similarities and discrepancies among various animal groups and insight into the “how and why” will benefit the overall conceptual understanding, applications in society, and all future research.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:152432978

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Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elena McCarthy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402080784

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International Regulation of Underwater Sound by Elena McCarthy Pdf

Numerous incidents suggest that man-made sound injures and can kill marine mammals. This book offers an objective look at how ocean noise should be addressed given the lack of regulatory structure and the scientific uncertainty over the effects of noise on marine life. It is an essential text for policymakers, governments and NGOs, biologists, environmental activists, , oceanographers, and those in the shipping, engineering, and offshore oil and gas industries.

Author : Joseph R. Geraci,Valerie J. Lounsbury
Publisher : National Aquarium in Baltimore
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Marine mammals
ISBN : 9780977460908

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Marine Mammals Ashore by Joseph R. Geraci,Valerie J. Lounsbury Pdf

Comprehensive manual for understanding and carrying out marine mammal rescue activities for stranded seals, manatees, dolphins, whales, or sea otters.