An assessment of noise audibility and sound levels in U.S. National Parks

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1297-1309

  Lynch, Emma ^a   Joyce, Damon ^a   Fristrup, Kurt ^a  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustical monitoring; Acoustical resources; National parks; Natural quiet; Noise

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORECASTING METHOD; FRAGMENTATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIONAL PARK; NOISE; PARK MANAGEMENT; URBANIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054108048     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9643-x     Document Type: Article

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