Estimating minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) boing sound density using passive acoustic sensors
A bstract Density estimation for marine mammal species is performed primarily using visual distance sampling or capture‐recapture. Minke whales in Hawaiian waters are very difficult to sight; however, they produce a distinctive “boing” call, making them ideal candidates for passive acoustic density...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00561.x 2024-06-23T07:51:31+00:00 Estimating minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) boing sound density using passive acoustic sensors Martin, Stephen W. Marques, Tiago A. Thomas, Len Morrissey, Ronald P. Jarvis, Susan DiMarzio, Nancy Moretti, David Mellinger, David K. 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00561.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1748-7692.2011.00561.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00561.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Marine Mammal Science volume 29, issue 1, page 142-158 ISSN 0824-0469 1748-7692 journal-article 2012 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00561.x 2024-06-11T04:49:20Z A bstract Density estimation for marine mammal species is performed primarily using visual distance sampling or capture‐recapture. Minke whales in Hawaiian waters are very difficult to sight; however, they produce a distinctive “boing” call, making them ideal candidates for passive acoustic density estimation. We used an array of 14 bottom‐mounted hydrophones, distributed over a 60 × 30 km area off Kauai, Hawaii, to estimate density during 12 d of recordings in early 2006. We converted the number of acoustic cues ( i.e. , boings) detected using signal processing software into a cue density by accounting for the false positive rate and probability of detection. The former was estimated by manual validation, the latter by applying spatially explicit capture‐recapture (SECR) methods to a subset of data where we had determined which hydrophones detected each call. Estimated boing density was 130 boings per hour per 10,000 km 2 (95% CI 104–163). Little is known about the population's acoustic behavior, so conversion from boing to animal density is difficult. As a demonstration of the method, we used a tentative boing rate of 6.04 boings per hour, from a single animal tracked in 2009, to give an estimate of 21.5 boing‐calling minke whales per 10,000 km 2 . Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera acutorostrata minke whale Wiley Online Library Marine Mammal Science 29 1 142 158 |
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A bstract Density estimation for marine mammal species is performed primarily using visual distance sampling or capture‐recapture. Minke whales in Hawaiian waters are very difficult to sight; however, they produce a distinctive “boing” call, making them ideal candidates for passive acoustic density estimation. We used an array of 14 bottom‐mounted hydrophones, distributed over a 60 × 30 km area off Kauai, Hawaii, to estimate density during 12 d of recordings in early 2006. We converted the number of acoustic cues ( i.e. , boings) detected using signal processing software into a cue density by accounting for the false positive rate and probability of detection. The former was estimated by manual validation, the latter by applying spatially explicit capture‐recapture (SECR) methods to a subset of data where we had determined which hydrophones detected each call. Estimated boing density was 130 boings per hour per 10,000 km 2 (95% CI 104–163). Little is known about the population's acoustic behavior, so conversion from boing to animal density is difficult. As a demonstration of the method, we used a tentative boing rate of 6.04 boings per hour, from a single animal tracked in 2009, to give an estimate of 21.5 boing‐calling minke whales per 10,000 km 2 . |
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Martin, Stephen W. Marques, Tiago A. Thomas, Len Morrissey, Ronald P. Jarvis, Susan DiMarzio, Nancy Moretti, David Mellinger, David K. Estimating minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) boing sound density using passive acoustic sensors |
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Martin, Stephen W. Marques, Tiago A. Thomas, Len Morrissey, Ronald P. Jarvis, Susan DiMarzio, Nancy Moretti, David Mellinger, David K. |
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Estimating minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) boing sound density using passive acoustic sensors |
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Estimating minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) boing sound density using passive acoustic sensors |
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Estimating minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) boing sound density using passive acoustic sensors |
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Estimating minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) boing sound density using passive acoustic sensors |
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Estimating minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) boing sound density using passive acoustic sensors |
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estimating minke whale ( balaenoptera acutorostrata) boing sound density using passive acoustic sensors |
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