Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise: Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant Effects

by NationalResearchCouncil (Author), Committeeon Characterizing Biologically Significan (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $44.21

  A way to assess the impact of ocean noise on marine animals, is to consider whether it causes behavioural changes that affect an animal's ability to grow, survive, and reproduce. This book offers a conceptual model designed to clarify which marine mammal behaviours are biologically significant for conservation purposes.