Marine mammal auditory system noise impacts: evidence and incidence
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| Title | Marine mammal auditory system noise impacts: evidence and incidence |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Ketten, D. R. |
| Editors | Popper, A. N., and A. Hawkins |
| Series Title | The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology |
| Volume | 730 |
| Pagination | 207-212 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media LLC |
| City | New York |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-4419-7310-8 |
| Keywords | acoustic impact, anthropogenic noise, auditory system, marine mammal, marine mammal hearing, noise impact |
| Abstract | Sound is an inevitable element of every human activity in the oceans. Some, like exploration and military sonar exercises, produce impulse sounds that are intense but infrequent; others, like shipping, generate nonimpulsive, less intense, but continuous noise. A recent National Research Council review (2003) found that the ocean's acoustic budget has increased by 3 dB, i.e., doubled, per decade in the last half century. In effect, in some ocean areas, and particularly along our fragile coasts, we are creating an environment akin to that of human workplaces. |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4419-7311-5 |
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