
Marine Mammals and Noise
- 576 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Marine Mammals and Noise
About this book
Many marine mammals communicate by emitting sounds that pass through water. Such sounds can be received across great distances and can influence the behavior of these undersea creatures. In the past few decades, the oceans have become increasingly noisy, as underwater sounds from propellers, sonars, and other human activities make it difficult for marine mammals to communicate. This book discusses, among many other topics, just how well marine mammals hear, how noisy the oceans have become, and what effects these new sounds have on marine mammals. The baseline of ambient noise, the sounds produced by machines and mammals, the sensitivity of marine mammal hearing, and the reactions of marine mammals are also examined. An essential addition to any marine biologist's library, Marine Mammals and Noise will be especially appealing to marine mammalogists, researchers, policy makers and regulators, and marine biologists and oceanographers using sound in their research.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Marine Mammals and Noise
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Acoustic Concepts and Terminology
- Chapter 3. Measurement Procedures
- Chapter 4. Sound Propagation
- Chapter 5. Ambient Noise
- Chapter 6. Man-Made Noise
- Chapter 7. Marine Mammal Sound
- Chapter 8. Marine Mammal Hearing
- Chapter 9. Documented Disturbance Reactions
- Chapter 10. Zones of Noise Influence
- Chapter 11. Significance of Responses and Noise Impacts
- Chapter 12. Conclusions and Data Needs
- Literature Cited
- Appendix 1: Common and Scientific Names of Marine Mammals
- Appendix 2: A Glossary of Acoustical Terms
- Index