Narwhals and seismic exploration: Is seismic noise increasing the risk of ice entrapments?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 158, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-54

  Heide Jørgensen, Mads Peter ^a   Hansen, Rikke Guldborg ^a   Westdal, Kristin ^b   Reeves, Randall R ^c   Mosbech, Anders ^d  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b Oceans North   (Canada)

^c Okapi Wildlife Associates Canada   (Canada)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic; Canadian high Arctic; Greenland; Ice entrapment; Noise pollution

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACOUSTICS; EXPLOITATION; EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; MIGRATION; NOISE POLLUTION; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMIC SURVEY; WHALE;

ARCTIC; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

ANIMALIA; MONODON;

EID: 84870154327     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.08.005     Document Type: Review

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