Ocean noise and marine mammals / / Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academic Press, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 571.9/75195
• Soggetto topico: Marine mammals - Effect of noise on; Marine mammals - Vocalization
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sources of Sound in the Ocean and Long-Term Trends in Ocean Noise -- 3 Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals -- 4 Modeling and Databases of Noise in the Marine Environment -- 5 Findings and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies -- Appendix B Acronym List -- Appendix C Examples of Underwater Acoustics Noise Models -- Appendix D Research Recommendations from Previous NRC Reports (1994, 2000) -- Appendix E Glossary of Terms -- Appendix F Biological Terms -- Color Plates.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ocean noise and marine mammals
• ISBN: 0-309-13315-7; 1-280-18318-7; 9786610183180; 0-309-50694-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810820103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II