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Predicting the exposure of diving grey seals to shipping noise

2020
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Trigg, L. E., Chen, F., Shapiro, G. I., Ingram, S. N., Vincent, C., Thompson, D., Russell, D. J. F., Carter, M. I. D. and Embling, C. B.

There is high spatial overlap between grey seals and shipping traffic, and the functional hearing range of grey seals indicates sensitivity to underwater noise emitted by...
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Keywords: Grey seal, Modelling, Shipping noise, Sound Exposure Level

Assessment of Cumulative Sound Exposure Levels for Marine Piling Events

2012
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

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

Lepper, P.A., Robinson, S.P., Ainslie, M.A., Theobald, P.D., de Jong, C.A.F.

The installation of offshore wind farms in European waters and the scale of the planned activity have led to concern over the generation of noise and...
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Keywords: Offshore wind farms, Pile driving, Piling, Sound Exposure Level

Cumulative noise exposure assessment for marine mammals using sound exposure level as a metric.

2009
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

National Physical Research Laboratory.

Theobald, P., Lepper, P., Robinson, S. and Hazelwood, D.

Sound exposure level (SEL) has been suggested as an important parameter when considering the impact of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals by the US Marine Mammal...
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Keywords: Cumulative noise, Marine mammals, Sound Exposure Level