Acoustic Detection, Behavior, and Habitat Use of Deep-Diving Odontocetes
2007
Johnson, Mark | Tyack, Peter | Aguilar, Natacha | Brito, Alberto | Madsen, Peter
Passive acoustic monitoring is a key enabling technology in mitigating the effects of Naval activities on sound-sensitive cetaceans. The goals of this project are to obtain and disseminate critical information needed for the design of acoustic monitoring systems. The primary objectives of the work are: 1. Develop and evaluate passive acoustic detection/classification methods for click and whistle sounds produced by deep-diving toothed whales. 2. Examine the relationships between diving, acoustic behavior, habitat use and group size with implications for acoustic detection and density estimation of toothed whales. 3. Correlate fine-scale oceanographic parameters with foraging behavior of tagged whales to predict habitat suitability and movement patterns.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]A National Oceanographic Partnership Program Award. Prepared in cooperation with University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain and University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark. The original document contains color images.
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