Chapter title |
Documenting and Assessing Dolphin Calls and Ambient and Anthropogenic Noise Levels via PAM and a SPL Meter.
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Chapter number | 29 |
Book title |
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_29 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2980-1, 978-1-4939-2981-8
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Authors |
Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Kelly Melillo-Sweeting, Justin D. Gregg, Dudzinski, Kathleen M., Melillo-Sweeting, Kelly, Gregg, Justin D. |
Editors |
Arthur N. Popper, Anthony Hawkins |
Abstract |
Song Meter SM2M marine recorders were deployed to document dolphin calls and ambient and anthropogenic noise. Recordings from Bimini were split into 2-h segments; no segment was without dolphin calls. At Dolphin Encounters, average noise levels ranged from 110 to 125 dB; the highest source level was 147.98 dB re 1 μPa at 1 m. Average ambient-noise levels documented at 4 sites in Guam were below 118 dB re 1 μPa at 1 m. These data were compared with values from a custom-built sound pressure level (SPL) meter and confirm that the SM2M recorder is a useful tool for assessing animal calls and ambient and anthropogenic noise levels. |
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Researcher | 1 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 9% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
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