Recommendations for Improved Assessment of Noise Impacts on Wildlife

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 788-795

  Pater, Larry L ^a   Grubb, Teryl G ^b   Delaney, David K ^a  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Behavior; Dose response; Measurement; Noise guidelines; Noise impacts; Noise metrics; Noise standards; Response; Sound measurement

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASELINE SURVEY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GUIDELINE; NOISE POLLUTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77749283552     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-235     Document Type: Review

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