Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals
For the 119 species of marine mammals, as well as for some other aquatic animals, sound is the primary means of learning about the environment and of communicating, navigating, and foraging. The possibility that human-generated noise could harm marine mammals or significantly interfere with their normal activities is an issue of increasing concern. Noise and its potential impacts have been regulated since the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Public awareness of the issue escalated in 1990s when researchers began using high-intensity sound to measure ocean climate changes. More recently, the stranding of beaked whales in pr…
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Weitere Autoren: Division on Earth and Life Studies / Ocean Studies Board / Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals
- ISBN: 978-0-309-08536-6
- EAN: 9780309085366
- Produktnummer: 1767390
- Verlag: National Academies Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 220 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.0 cm 363 g
- Gewicht: 363
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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