Project extension: Development of the PCAD model to assess biological significance of acoustic disturbance
Abstract
The objectives of this project extension are to: 1) complete the northern elephant seal PCoD analysis; 1a) quantify the transfer functions between maternal lipid mass and reproduction and pup wean mass, and the function between pup wean mass and pup survival; 1b) a full PCoD analysis for northern elephant seals using a theoretical sound source, creating a comprehensive analysis similar to Costa et al. (in press); 1c) collect adult female tracking data during the current El-Nino; 1d) continue collection of data on the at-sea movements of northern elephant seals using ARGOS satellite tracking; 1e) recover tags deployed on seals at San Nicolas Island; 2) Identify appropriate health metrics for Sarasota dolphins; 2a) investigate additional single health metrics; 2b) create a composite health index based on multiple metrics; 3) Continue data collection on the response of the Sarasota bottlenose dolphin to the red tide disturbance that is currently occurring in Sarasota Bay
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 08, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612267
Entities
People
- Daniel F. Costa
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, Santa Cruz