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The effects of ship noise on marine mammals--A review

2019
Open Access Article

Frontiers in Marine Science

Erbe, Christine, Marley Sarah, Schoeman Renee, Smith Joshua N., Trigg Leah, and Embling C. B.

The number of marine watercraft is on the rise—from private boats in coastal areas to commercial ships crossing oceans. A concomitant increase in underwater noise has...
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Keywords: Auditory masking, Behavioral response, Chronic noise exposure, Commercial shipping, Marine mammal, Marine watercraft, Ship noise emission

Effects of noise and sound perception in marine mammals

2013
Pay-walled/Intertek link Peer Reviewed Publication

Animal Communication and Noise

Finneran, J., Branstetter, B.

For marine mammals, auditory perception plays a critical role in a variety of acoustically mediated behaviors, such as communication, foraging, social interactions, and avoidance of predators....
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Keywords: Auditory masking, Foraging, Marine mammals, Noise-induced threshold shifts, Social interactions, Sound detection, Sound perception

Psychophysical studies of auditory masking in marine mammals: key concepts and new directions

2012
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Reichmuth, C.

In recent years, growing awareness of the potentially harmful effects of human-generated noise has led to concern over whether and how increasing ocean noise levels may...
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Keywords: Auditory masking, Hearing capabilities, Marine mammals, Psychological