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| Title |
Response of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to ramp-up of a small experimental air gun array
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| Published in |
Marine Pollution Bulletin, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.044 |
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| Authors |
Rebecca A. Dunlop, Michael J. Noad, Robert D. McCauley, Eric Kniest, Robert Slade, David Paton, Douglas H. Cato |
| Abstract |
'Ramp-up', or 'soft start', is a mitigation measure used in seismic surveys and involves increasing the radiated sound level over 20-40min. This study compared the behavioural response in migrating humpback whales to the first stages of ramp-up with the response to a 'constant' source, 'controls' (in which the array was towed but not operated) with groups in the absence of the source vessel used as the 'baseline'. Although the behavioural response, in most groups, resulted in an increase in distance from the source (potential avoidance), there was no evidence that either 'ramp-up' or the constant source at a higher level was superior for triggering whales to move away from the source vessel. 'Control' groups also responded suggesting the presence of the source vessel had some effect. However, the majority of groups appeared to avoid the source vessel at distances greater than the radius of most mitigation zones. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 7 | 70% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 144 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Iceland | 1 | <1% |
| French Guiana | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 140 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 42 | 29% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 10% |
| Other | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 8% |
| Unknown | 28 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 62 | 43% |
| Environmental Science | 36 | 25% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Engineering | 3 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Unknown | 30 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 36. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 May 2023.
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