One of the most fundamental questions we can ask about a wildlife population is “How many are there?” Estimates of population size, or a related quantity...
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To investigate the potential impacts of naval mine neutralization exercises (MINEX) on odontocete cetaceans, a long-term passive acoustic monitoring study was conducted at a US Navy...
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This report has been prepared by Subacoustech Ltd., for the UK Department of Trade and Industry under programme RDCZ/011/00018 entitled ‘A feasibility and demonstration study; active...
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Fixed autonomous acoustic recording devices (autonomous recorders [ARs]) are defined as any electronic recording system that acquires and stores acoustic data internally (i.e., without a cable...
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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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Passive acoustic sensors provide a cost-effective tool for monitoring marine environments. Documenting acoustic conditions among habitats can provide insights into temporal changes in ecosystem composition and...
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Anthropogenic noise may significantly impact exposed marine mammals. This work studied the vocalization response of endangered blue whales to anthropogenic noise sources in the mid-frequency range...
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Underwater noise recognition of marine vessels passages: two case studies using hidden Markov models
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is emerging as a cost-effective non-intrusive method to monitor the health and biodiversity of marine habitats, including the impacts of anthropogenic noise...
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