Chapter title |
A Permanent Soundscape Monitoring System for the Care of Animals in Aquaria.
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Chapter number | 54 |
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_54 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2980-1, 978-1-4939-2981-8
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Authors |
Kathy Heise, Harald Yurk, Chad Nordstrom, Lance Barrett-Lennard, Heise, Kathy, Yurk, Harald, Nordstrom, Chad, Barrett-Lennard, Lance |
Editors |
Arthur N. Popper, Anthony Hawkins |
Abstract |
Sound pressure levels in facilities that house acoustically sensitive animals should be monitored on a regular basis as a standard component of animal care. Monitoring of noise levels in the pools housing Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific white-sided dolphins) at the Vancouver Aquarium during regular operations revealed average sound pressure levels (SPLs) across all frequency bins of 91.9 (range 87.0-104.5) dB re 1 μPa Root Mean Square (RMS). Sustained pressure levels were highest during cleaning, where ambient noise levels increased approximately 25 dB re 1 μPa RMS. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 35 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 9 | 26% |
Researcher | 7 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 6% |
Other | 5 | 14% |
Unknown | 5 | 14% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 40% |
Environmental Science | 5 | 14% |
Unspecified | 2 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
Psychology | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 6% |
Unknown | 10 | 29% |