Spatial and temporal impact of pingers on porpoises

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-82

  Carlström, Julia ^a,c   Berggren, Per ^a   Tregenza, Nick J C ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly   (United Kingdom)

^c AquaBiota Water Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BYCATCH; DETECTION METHOD; ECHOLOCATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MONITORING SYSTEM; PORPOISE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CETACEA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 65349123081     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-186     Document Type: Article

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