Is there a conflict between cetacean conservation and marine renewable-energy developments?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 688-694

  Simmonds, Mark Peter ^a   Brown, Vicki C ^a  

^a WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; ENERGY RESOURCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PILE DRIVING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TURBINE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA;

EID: 78650573825     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10020     Document Type: Review

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