A sampling, exposure and receptor framework for identifying factors that modulate behavioural responses to disturbance in cetaceans.

ABSTRACT: The assessment of behavioural disturbance in cetacean species (e.g. resulting from exposure to anthropogenic sources such as military sonar, seismic surveys, or pile driving) is important for effective conservation and management. Disturbance effects can be informed by Behavioural Response Studies (BRSs), involving either controlled exposure experiments (CEEs) where noise exposure conditions are presented deliberately to meet experimental objectives or in opportunistic contexts where ongoing activities are monitored in a strategic manner. In either context, animal-borne sensors or in situ observations can provide information on individual exposure and disturbance responses. The past 15 years of research have greatly expanded our understanding of behavioural responses to noise, including hu

SUBMITTER: Booth CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9804311 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature