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Sound and sturgeon: Bioacoustics and anthropogenic sound

2023
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Popper, A.N., Calfee, R.D.

Review examining sturgeon bioacoustics in relation to anthropogenic noise. Identifies sturgeon sound detection, behavioural responses as key areas needing more research....
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Keywords: Behavioural, Bioacoustics, Bony fish, Review, Sturgeon

Long-term and large-scale spatiotemporal patterns of soundscape in a tropical habitat of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis)

2020
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Plos ONE

Xu, W., Dong, L., Carus, F., Gong, Z. and Li, S.

Ambient sound characteristics analysed in shallow waters southwest of Hainan Island, China. Biological and anthropogenic sound sources including soniferous fishes, snapping shrimps, dolphins, ships, pile-driving activities,...
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Keywords: Acoustics, Bioacoustics, Dolphins, Fish biology, Habitats, Ships, Shrimp, Sound pressure

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

Estimating animal population density using passive acoustics

2013
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Biological Reviews

Marques, T., Thomas, L., Martin, S., Mellinger, D. et al.

Reliable estimation of the size or density of wild animal populations is very important for effective wildlife management, conservation and ecology. Currently, the most widely used...
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Keywords: Acoustic surveys, Bioacoustics, Density estimation, Distance sampling, Fixed sensors, Hydrophones, Passive acoustic monitoring, Spatially explicit capture-recapture