Cetaceans and military sonar: A need for better management

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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

  Dolman, Sarah J ^a   Parsons, E C M ^b,c   Wright, Andrew J ^d  

^a WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CETACEAN; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; ECHOLOCATION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS EMBOLISM; HEALTH HAZARD; MARINE MAMMAL; MILITARY PHENOMENA; MILITARY SONAR; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; STRESS; WHALE; WORKSHOP;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; CETACEA; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NOISE; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY;

CETACEA;

EID: 79958768337     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.036     Document Type: Editorial

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