Inferring energy expenditure from respiration rates in minke whales to measure the effects of whale watching boat interactions

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 459, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-104

  Christiansen, Fredrik ^a,b   Rasmussen, Marianne H ^c   Lusseau, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cost of transport; Metabolic rate; Sensitivity analysis; Stress; Swimming speed; Tourism impact

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIOENERGETICS; BOATING; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MOVEMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWIMMING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WHALE;

FAXAFLOI BAY; ICELAND;

EID: 84901852007     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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