The use of passive acoustics to observe the presence and movement of pygmy blue whales (balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) in the Perth Canyon, WA
Understanding the distribution and movements of whales is a challenging task: these animals move fast, dive deep and generally don’t spend a lot of time at the surface or close to the shore where they can be visually observed. Acoustic methods can offer some advantages over traditional visual survey...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38122 |