The non-silent world : acoustic responses of white-beaked dolphins (lagenorhynchus albirostris) to changes in maritime traffic : a case study during the covid-19 anthropause in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland

• Main Author: Mathieu Reverberi 1998-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Sjávarvistfræði; Hávaðamengun; University Centre of the Westfjords; Coastal and marine management; Marine fauna; Anthropogenic noise; Haf; Kreppa; Skjálfandi; Iceland; Lagenorhynchus albirostris
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/45856

The effects of anthropogenic noise on marine fauna remain understudied. Nevertheless, the worldwide spread of Covid-19 and the ensuing period of reduced human activity – named anthropause by scientists - created an opportunity for researchers to study the effects of decreased human-made noise on wil...