A new framework for assessing the effects of anthropogenic sound on marine mammals in a rapidly changing arctic

BioScience

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-295

  Moore, Sue E ^a   Reeves, Randall R ^b   Southall, Brandon L ^c   Ragen, Timothy J ^d   Suydam, Robert S ^e   Clark, Christopher W ^f  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Okapi Wildlife Associates Canada   (Canada)

^c Safety and Environmental Associates   (United States)

^d Marine Mammal Commission   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic habitats; Arctic; marine mammals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84858225750     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.3.10     Document Type: Review

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