Marine Mammals and Noise
  1. 576 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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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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Yes, you can access Marine Mammals and Noise by W. John Richardson,Charles R. Greene Jr.,Charles I. Malme,Denis H. Thomson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Zoology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Marine Mammals and Noise
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1. Introduction
  7. Chapter 2. Acoustic Concepts and Terminology
  8. Chapter 3. Measurement Procedures
  9. Chapter 4. Sound Propagation
  10. Chapter 5. Ambient Noise
  11. Chapter 6. Man-Made Noise
  12. Chapter 7. Marine Mammal Sound
  13. Chapter 8. Marine Mammal Hearing
  14. Chapter 9. Documented Disturbance Reactions
  15. Chapter 10. Zones of Noise Influence
  16. Chapter 11. Significance of Responses and Noise Impacts
  17. Chapter 12. Conclusions and Data Needs
  18. Literature Cited
  19. Appendix 1: Common and Scientific Names of Marine Mammals
  20. Appendix 2: A Glossary of Acoustical Terms
  21. Index