Risk mapping for sensitive species to underwater anthropogenic sound emissions: Model development and validation in two Mediterranean areas

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 56-70

  Azzellino, A ^a   Lanfredi, C ^a   D'Amico, A ^b   Pavan, G ^c   Podesta M ^d   Haun, J ^e  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Natural History Museum   (Italy)

^e NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cuvier's beaked whale; Habitat; Mediterranean Sea; Model validation; Noise impact; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CUVIER'S BEAKED WHALE; HABITAT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODEL VALIDATION; NOISE IMPACT;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORECASTING; MAMMALS; NOISE POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNDERWATER NOISE; WHALE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NOISE POLLUTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUND DETECTION; WHALE;

ANIMALS; CETACEA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NOISE; OCEANS AND SEAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ALBORAN SEA; LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; ZIPHIIDAE; ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS;

EID: 79958767117     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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