Communicating amidst the noise: modeling the aggregate influence of ambient and vessel noise on baleen whale communication space in a national marine sanctuary
Anthropogenic noise negatively impacts many species. One of the more insidious effects of elevated noise levels is the reduction in area over which animals are able to acoustically communicate, often termed communication masking. This study utilizes modeling approaches to evaluate relative levels of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2018-05-01
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Series: | Endangered Species Research |
Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v36/p59-75/ |