Marine Mammals and Noise

Informationen zum Autor Bernd Würsig, his students, and postdocs have studied marine mammals and sea birds on all continents, with present work mainly on dusky dolphins in diverse habitats of New Zealand, and beleaguered Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins of Hong Kong. His specialties are behavior and social strategies, especially as related to human disturbance. He has published and co-published about 180 peer review papers, over 50 popular articles, and 7 books. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Marine Biology of Texas A&M University at Galveston. Zusammenfassung This volume discusses how marine mammals hear, how noisy the oceans have become, and what effects that these sounds have on marine mammals. It also examines the baseline of ambient noise, the sounds produced by machines and mammals, and the reactions of marine mammals.

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• Authors: Charles R. Greene Jr., Charles R. Greene, Charles R. Jr. Greene, Jr. Greene, Charles R. Greene Jr, Charles I. Malme, Charles I. (BBN Systems & Technologies Corporation Malme, Malme Charles I., W. John Richardson, W. John (LGL Ltd. Environmental Research Associates Richardson, Richardson W. John, Denis H. (LGL Ltd. Environmental Research Associates Thomson, Thomson Denis H.
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780125884419
• ISBN: 978-0-12-588441-9
• No. of pages: 576
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, Marine & freshwater mammals, Zoology: marine and freshwater mammals, Marine Biology