Detecting changes in the distribution of calling bowhead whales exposed to fluctuating anthropogenic sounds

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-106

  Mcdonald, Trent L ^a   Richardson, W John ^b   Greene, Charles R ^c   Blackwell, Susanna B ^c   Nations, Christopher S ^a   Nielson, Ryan M ^a   Streever, Bill ^d  

^a WESTERN ECOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^b LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

^c Greeneridge Sciences Inc ^*  (United States)

^d BPExploration (Alaska) Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Arctic; Bowhead whale; Migration; Modelling; Monitoring; Movements; Noise; Survey Acoustic

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATION ROUTE; MOVEMENT; OIL PRODUCTION; POPULATION MODELING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNDERWATER NOISE; WHALE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; PRUDHOE BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA;

EID: 84872089014     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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