Physiological responses of narwhals to anthropogenic noise:A case study with seismic airguns and vessel traffic in the Arctic

• Published in: Functional Ecology
• Main Authors: Williams, Terrie M., Blackwell, Susanna B., Tervo, Outi, Garde, Eva, Sinding, Mikkel Holger S., Richter, Beau, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; diving; fear; Greenland; heart rate; narwhal; oceanic noise; seismic; stroke frequency; Scoresby; East Greenland; narwhal*; Scoresby Sound
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/physiological-responses-of-narwhals-to-anthropogenic-noise(cdb3545f-4121-42db-9047-09ae6d4fd001).html; https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14119; https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/320392775/Functional_Ecology_2022_Williams_Physiological_responses_of_narwhals_to_anthropogenic_noise_A_case_study_with.pdf

Limited polar geographical range, narrowly defined migratory routes, and deep-diving behaviours make narwhals exceptionally vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances including oceanic noise. Although behavioural studies indicate marked responses of cetaceans to disturbance, the link between fear reac...