Bearded seal vocalisations across seasons and habitat types in Svalbard (Norway)

• Main Author: Martínez Llobet, Samuel
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2019
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; Arctic; Erignathus barbatus; Mating period; Passive acoustic monitoring; Trill; Sea ice; BIO-3950; Norway; Rijpfjorden; Svalbard; bearded seal; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Rijpfjord*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/19000

Male bearded seals use vocal displays to attract females and compete with other males during the mating period, making it possible to monitor breeding populations using passive acoustic monitoring (PAM). This study analysed year-round acoustic data from underwater recorders at three sites with diffe...