Variation in harbour porpoise activity in response to seismic survey noise

We thank colleagues at Kongsberg Maritime, Moray First Marine, Gardline Geosurvey and the Scottish Fishermen's Federation for essential support in the field, and those at DECC, PA Resources and Caithness Petroleum Ltd. for ensuring that this research was effectively integrated into their regula...

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Published in:Biology Letters
Main Authors: Pirotta, Enrico, Brookes, Kate L., Graham, Isla M., Thompson, Paul M.
Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
activity budget
anthropogenic disturbance
environmental impact assessment
foraging efficiency
bottle-nosed dolphins
behavioral-responses
human disturbance
life-history
echolocation
cetaceans
impacts
population
ecology
waters
QH301 Biology
QH301
Harbour porpoise
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2164/4854
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.1090
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Summary:We thank colleagues at Kongsberg Maritime, Moray First Marine, Gardline Geosurvey and the Scottish Fishermen's Federation for essential support in the field, and those at DECC, PA Resources and Caithness Petroleum Ltd. for ensuring that this research was effectively integrated into their regulatory and commercial activities. The project benefitted at all stages from a scientific steering group and broad stakeholder group with statutory and NGO representation. We thank them, and Tim Barton, Keith Needham, Alex Douglas and the many other colleagues who provided support during both fieldwork and data analysis. Thanks to David Lusseau and two anonymous reviewers for their useful comments and suggestions. Peer reviewed

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