Seismic surveys and marine turtles: An underestimated global threat?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 193, Issue , 2016, Pages 49-65

  Nelms, Sarah E ^a   Piniak, Wendy E D ^b   Weir, Caroline R ^c   Godley, Brendan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Ketos Ecology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airgun; Anthropogenic noise; Mitigation; Policy; Sound; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC SURVEY; STAKEHOLDER; TURTLE;

CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84947772282     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.10.020     Document Type: Article

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