Preface.
Introduction.
Acoustic Concepts and Terminology.
Measurement Procedures.
Sound Propagation.
Ambient Noise.
Man-Made Noise.
Marine Mammal Sounds.
Marine Mammal Hearing.
Documented Disturbance Reactions.
Zones of Noise Influence.
Significance of Responses and Noise Impacts.
Conclusions and Data Needs.
Literature Cited.
Appendices:
Common and Scientific Names of Marine Mammals.
Acoustical Glossary.
Subject Index.
Bernd Würsig, his students, and postdocs have studied marine mammals and sea birds on all continents, with present work mainly on dusky dolphins in diverse habitats of New Zealand, and beleaguered Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins of Hong Kong. His specialties are behavior and social strategies, especially as related to human disturbance. He has published and co-published about 180 peer review papers, over 50 popular articles, and 7 books. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Marine Biology of Texas A&M University at Galveston.
Praise for the Book
"the text is well written and flows quite smoothly... a valuable,
detailed source book for any marine biologist, and certainly for
marine mammologists, be they field researchers or agency officers
and administrators. Strongly recommend."
--JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 1997
"...provides a comprehensive review of the effects of man-made
noise on marine mammals... very timely given the growing interest
and concern about underwater noise as a form of habitat degradation
in the marine environment. I strongly recommend this book for
anyone interested in bioacoustics, marine biology, or the
conservation of marine animals. It will be the standard reference
for a large body of literature..."
--ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 1997
"A very readable text and specific topics are quite easy to
locate...The authors are to be congratulated for the depth of their
research and particularly for the clarity and objectivity of their
presentation of what is a technically complex, sometimes emotive
and frequently misinterpreted subject area... Thoroughly
recommended reading and an excellent reference."
--David Goodson, Loughborough University, in AQUATIC MAMMALS
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