Browsing by Subject "Marine Mammals"
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DISTRIBUTION OF HIGHLY MIGRATORY MARINE MAMMALS AND SEABIRDS IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC: ARE EXISITNG MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE?
(2003)To date, only five marine protected areas (MPAs) have been established along the West Coast of the United States, none of which extend more than 30 nautical miles from shore. These areas do not afford habitat protection ... -
MARINE MAMMALS AND THE EFFECTS OF NOISE: FACTS ABOUT ACOUSTIC SIGNALS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF HUMAN SOUND SOURCES
(2005)Both natural and human-generated sounds fill the marine environment. Biological processes generate natural sound such as wind, rain, and waves. Humans intentionally produce sound when using sonar or conducting seismic surveys ... -
Mechanistic Habitat Modeling with Multi-Model Climate Ensembles
(2013-04-25)Projections of future Sea Ice Concentration (SIC) were prepared using a 13-member ensemble of climate model output from the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project (CMIP5). Three climate change scenarios (RCP 2.6, RCP 6.0, ... -
Pacific Island Fisheries and Interactions with Marine Mammals, Seabirds and Sea Turtles
(2009-04-24)The extent to which Pacific Island fisheries affect marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds due to bycatch remains largely unknown. This report attempts to synthesize the existing information relating to fisheries and ... -
Soundscape Ecology of Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin Resting Bays
(2016)Sound is a key sensory modality for Hawaiian spinner dolphins. Like many other marine animals, these dolphins rely on sound and their acoustic environment for many aspects of their daily lives, making it is essential to ... -
Spatial Relationships among Hydroacoustic, Hydrographic and Top Predator Patterns: Cetacean Distributions in the Mid-Atlantic Bight
(2016)Effective conservation and management of top predators requires a comprehensive understanding of their distributions and of the underlying biological and physical processes that affect these distributions. The Mid-Atlantic ...
