Biophysics:Bioacoustical oceanography
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: October 29, 2011, 8:37 am
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C Michael HoganBioacoustical oceanography is the application of underwater acoustics to investigations of biological patterns and processes in the sea. This field of research has been traditionally divided into two distinct groups of investigators: (1) Those who study the sounds produced by marine organisms; and (2) Those who produce sounds and listen to the returning echoes to study the distributions of marine organisms. An important part of this research field is understanding ways in which man-made underwater sounds may disrupt migration and behavior patterns of marine mammals and other ocean fauna.
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- Physical Oceanography Index
- C. H. Greene, K. M. Fristrup, T. K. Stanton, R. Gisiner, and R. C. Tipper. Bioacoustical oceanography: an introduction. DSR II, 45:1151–1153, 1998.
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Steve Baum (Contributing Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Bioacoustical oceanography". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date October 29, 2011; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Bioacoustical_oceanography?topic=49585>
Bioacoustical oceanography is the application of underwater acoustics to investigations of biological patterns and processes in the sea. This field of research has been traditionally divided into two distinct groups of investigators: (1) Those who study the sounds produced by marine organisms; and (2) Those who produce sounds and listen to the returning echoes to study the distributions of marine organisms. An important part of this research field is understanding ways in which man-made underwater sounds may disrupt migration and behavior patterns of marine mammals and other ocean fauna.
| This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
See Also
Further Reading
- Physical Oceanography Index
- C. H. Greene, K. M. Fristrup, T. K. Stanton, R. Gisiner, and R. C. Tipper. Bioacoustical oceanography: an introduction. DSR II, 45:1151–1153, 1998.
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