Monitoring marine mammal populations is a key component for assessing population status
according to both national and international legislations. Traditional monitoring methods …

Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, are a highly migratory species exposed to a
wide range of environmental factors during their lifetime. The spatial and temporal …

The heavily-revised Practical Handbook of Marine Science, Fourth Edition continues its
tradition as a state-of-the-art reference that updates the field of marine science to meet the …

As we seek to pursue sustainable development, we all need an understanding of the ways–
environmental, social and economic–in which we humans interact with the world around us …

The various forms of anthropogenic pollution of seas and oceans have been extensively
studied in recent decades. The most significant factors are the destructive environmental …

This chapter describes the effects of noise on animals in terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Potential adverse effects cover a range of behavioral changes and physiological responses …

In riverine 'soundscapes', complex interactions between sound, substrate type, and depth
create difficulties in assessing impacts of anthropogenic noise pollution on freshwater fauna …

Context Landscape modification alters the condition of ecosystems and the structure of
terrain, with widespread impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Seafloor …

Construction-related loss of habitat, degradation of existing habitat, noise pollution, and
vessel activity are growing issues for Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) that …

Prey density has long been associated with prey profitability for a predator, but prey quality
has seldom been quantified. We assessed the potential prey availability and calorific value …