Response of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to ramp-up of a small experimental air gun array

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. 'Ramp-up', or 'soft start', is a mitigation measure used in seismic surveys and involves increasing the radiated sound level over 20-40. min. This study compared the behavioural response in migrating humpback whales to the first stages of ramp-up with the res...

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Main Authors: Dunlop, R., Noad, M., McCauley, Robert, Kniest, E., Slade, R., Paton, D., Cato, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28697