Determining the behavioural dose-response relationship of marine mammals to air gun noise and source proximity
Funding was provided as part of Joint Industry Programme on E&P Sound and Marine Life, managed by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP). The principal contributing companies to the programme are BG group, BHP Billiton, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, IAGC, San...
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ftstandrewserep:oai:research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk:10023/15827 2023-07-02T03:32:32+02:00 Determining the behavioural dose-response relationship of marine mammals to air gun noise and source proximity Dunlop, Rebecca A. Noad, Michael J. McCauley, Robert D. Scott-Hayward, Lindesay Alexandra Sarah Kniest, Eric Slade, Robert Paton, David Cato, Douglas H. University of St Andrews. Statistics University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling 2018-08-16 9 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15827 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.160192 eng eng Journal of Experimental Biology Dunlop , R A , Noad , M J , McCauley , R D , Scott-Hayward , L A S , Kniest , E , Slade , R , Paton , D & Cato , D H 2017 , ' Determining the behavioural dose-response relationship of marine mammals to air gun noise and source proximity ' , Journal of Experimental Biology , vol. 220 , no. 16 , pp. 2878-2886 . https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.160192 0022-0949 PURE: 251031629 PURE UUID: 67faa0fe-aa8b-4453-a6ca-5be350d8a262 Bibtex: urn:01544da519b936284cb3a939233cb4bd PubMed: 28814610 Scopus: 85027844407 WOS: 000407678900009 ORCID: /0000-0003-3402-533X/work/73700889 http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15827 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.160192 © 2017 The Authors. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the final published version of the work, which was originally published at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.160192 Anthropogenic noise Behavioural response study Received level Humpback whale Seismic air gun QH301 Biology NDAS SDG 14 - Life Below Water QH301 Journal article 2018 ftstandrewserep https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.160192 2023-06-13T18:30:05Z Funding was provided as part of Joint Industry Programme on E&P Sound and Marine Life, managed by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP). The principal contributing companies to the programme are BG group, BHP Billiton, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, IAGC, Santos, Statoil and Woodside. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Origin Energy, Beach Energy and AWE Limited provided support specifically for the BRAHSS study. The effect of various anthropogenic sources of noise (e.g. sonar, seismic surveys) on the behaviour of marine mammals is sometimes quantified as a dosetextendashresponse relationship, where the probability of an animal behaviourally 'responding' (e.g. avoiding the source) increases with 'dose' (or received level of noise). To do this, however, requires a definition of a 'significant' response (avoidance), which can be difficult to quantify. There is also the potential that the animal 'avoids' not only the source of noise but also the vessel operating the source, complicating the relationship. The proximity of the source is an important variable to consider in the response, yet difficult to account for given that received level and proximity are highly correlated. This study used the behavioural response of humpback whales to noise from two different air gun arrays (20 and 140 cubic inch air gun array) to determine whether a dosetextendashresponse relationship existed. To do this, a measure of avoidance of the source was developed, and the magnitude (rather than probability) of this response was tested against dose. The proximity to the source, and the vessel itself, was included within the one-analysis model. Humpback whales were more likely to avoid the air gun arrays (but not the controls) within 3 km of the source at levels over 140 re. 1 μPa2 s-1, meaning that both the proximity and the received level were important factors and the relationship between dose (received level) and response is not a simple one. Publisher PDF Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Humpback Whale University of St Andrews: Digital Research Repository Journal of Experimental Biology 220 16 2878 2886 |
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Funding was provided as part of Joint Industry Programme on E&P Sound and Marine Life, managed by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP). The principal contributing companies to the programme are BG group, BHP Billiton, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, IAGC, Santos, Statoil and Woodside. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Origin Energy, Beach Energy and AWE Limited provided support specifically for the BRAHSS study. The effect of various anthropogenic sources of noise (e.g. sonar, seismic surveys) on the behaviour of marine mammals is sometimes quantified as a dosetextendashresponse relationship, where the probability of an animal behaviourally 'responding' (e.g. avoiding the source) increases with 'dose' (or received level of noise). To do this, however, requires a definition of a 'significant' response (avoidance), which can be difficult to quantify. There is also the potential that the animal 'avoids' not only the source of noise but also the vessel operating the source, complicating the relationship. The proximity of the source is an important variable to consider in the response, yet difficult to account for given that received level and proximity are highly correlated. This study used the behavioural response of humpback whales to noise from two different air gun arrays (20 and 140 cubic inch air gun array) to determine whether a dosetextendashresponse relationship existed. To do this, a measure of avoidance of the source was developed, and the magnitude (rather than probability) of this response was tested against dose. The proximity to the source, and the vessel itself, was included within the one-analysis model. Humpback whales were more likely to avoid the air gun arrays (but not the controls) within 3 km of the source at levels over 140 re. 1 μPa2 s-1, meaning that both the proximity and the received level were important factors and the relationship between dose (received level) and response is not a simple one. Publisher PDF Peer reviewed |
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Dunlop, Rebecca A. Noad, Michael J. McCauley, Robert D. Scott-Hayward, Lindesay Alexandra Sarah Kniest, Eric Slade, Robert Paton, David Cato, Douglas H. |
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Determining the behavioural dose-response relationship of marine mammals to air gun noise and source proximity |
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Determining the behavioural dose-response relationship of marine mammals to air gun noise and source proximity |
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Determining the behavioural dose-response relationship of marine mammals to air gun noise and source proximity |
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Journal of Experimental Biology Dunlop , R A , Noad , M J , McCauley , R D , Scott-Hayward , L A S , Kniest , E , Slade , R , Paton , D & Cato , D H 2017 , ' Determining the behavioural dose-response relationship of marine mammals to air gun noise and source proximity ' , Journal of Experimental Biology , vol. 220 , no. 16 , pp. 2878-2886 . https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.160192 0022-0949 PURE: 251031629 PURE UUID: 67faa0fe-aa8b-4453-a6ca-5be350d8a262 Bibtex: urn:01544da519b936284cb3a939233cb4bd PubMed: 28814610 Scopus: 85027844407 WOS: 000407678900009 ORCID: /0000-0003-3402-533X/work/73700889 http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15827 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.160192 |
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