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By
W. Richardson, LGL Ltd. Environmental Research Associates, King City, Ontario, Canada
Charles Greene, Jr., Greeneridge Sciences, Inc.
Charles Malme, BBN Systems & Technologies Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Denis Thomson, LGL Ltd. Environmental Research Associates, King City, Ontario, Canada
Description
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.
Contents
Preface.
Introduction.
Acoustic Concepts and Terminology.
Measurement Procedures.
Sound Propagation.
Ambient Noise.
Man-Made Noise.
Marine
Mammal Sounds.
Marine Mammal Hearing.
Documented Disturbance Reactions.
Zones of Noise Influence.
Significance of Responses and Noise
Impacts.
Conclusions and Data Needs.
Literature Cited.
Appendices:
Common and Scientific Names of Marine Mammals.
Acoustical Glossary.
Subject Index.
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Paperback, 576 pages, publication date: JUN-1998
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-588441-9
ISBN-10: 0-12-588441-9
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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