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Mapping shipping noise in the Pelagos Sanctuary (French part) through acoustic modelling to assess potential impacts on marine mammals

2015
Open Access Journal Article

Scientific Report of Port-Cros National Park

Maglio, Alessio, Soares Cristiano, Bouzidi Medjber, Zabel Friedrich, Souami Yanis, and Pavan Gianni

Anthropogenic underwater noise is widely recognised as a stressor for cetaceans, but current knowledge gaps hinder the efforts to assess and manage acoustic impacts in the...
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Keywords: Acoustic impact, Acoustic modelling, Cetaceans, Pelagos Sanctuary., Underwater noise

Underwater acoustic impacts of shipping management measures: Results from a social-ecological model of boat and whale movements in the St. Lawrence River Estuary (Canada)

2017
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

Ecological Modelling

Chion, C., Lagrois, D., Dupras, J., Turgeon, S., McQuinn, I. H., Michaud, R., Ménard, N. and Parrott, L.

The recovery of whale species at risk requires the implementation of protection measures designed to mitigate the risks posed by various stressors. In the St. Lawrence...
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Keywords: Acoustic modelling, Agent-based model, Coupled human-natural system, Endangered species conservation, Human wildlife interactions, Individual-based model, Marine protected area, Noise in the environment, Underwater acoustic impact assessments, Whale ecology

Underwater noise modelling for environmental impact assessment.

2016
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Farcas A., Thompson P. M. and Merchant N. D.

Assessment of underwater noise is increasingly required by regulators of development projects in marine and freshwater habitats, and noise pollution can be a constraining factor in...
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Keywords: Acoustic modelling, Bioacoustics, Disturbance, Marine mammals, Noise, Risk assessment

Examining the hearing abilities of fish

2019
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Arthur N. Popper, Anthony D. Hawkins, Olav Sand, and Joseph A. Sisneros

Because sound is so important to fishes, knowledge of their hearing capabilities is imperative for determining whether human activities, particularly in terms of noise pollution, have...
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Keywords: Acoustic ecology, Acoustic modelling, Anthropogenic, Auditory perception, Fish, Hearing abilities