Tools to Compare Diving-Animal Kinematics With Acoustic Behavior and Exposure

Abstract

Intense international concern has arisen over the potential effects of anthropogenic sound on protected marine wildlife. To study this issue presents a challenge, however, because marine animals in captivity form a limited sample set that cannot always be extrapolated to wild populations, while those in the wild spend the majority of their time submerged and out of sight of researchers. Thus instrumentation to monitor the behavior and sound exposure of wild, free-ranging marine animals is essential.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531852

Entities

People

  • William C. Burgess

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Acoustics
  • Animals
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Biology
  • Data Acquisition
  • Fur
  • Habitats
  • Instrumentation
  • Kinematics
  • Marine Mammals
  • New Hampshire
  • Odontocetes
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Whales
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology