Essays about: "anthropogenic noise"

Found 4 essays containing the words anthropogenic noise.

  1. 1. Effekterna av landbaserad antropogen ljudförorening på fågelsamhällets artsammansättning : en litteraturstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Daniel Schrire; [2017]
    Keywords : ljudförorening; fågelsamhällen; artsammansättning; ekologi;

    Abstract : Allt eftersom industrialiseringen, urbaniseringen och utbyggnaden av vägar fortskrider kommer en större andel av naturen påverkas av ljudföroreningarna som den mänskliga aktiviteten alstrar. Fåglar är en bra djurgrupp att studera när det gäller ljudföroreningens effekter eftersom de ofta använder sig av ljud i samband med viktiga biologiska funktioner såsom födosökning och förökning. READ MORE

  3. 2. Looking at Noise: Human Ecological Issues when Assessing the Impact of Seismic Surveys Effects on Oceanic Whales

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Alice Edwall; [2016]
    Keywords : Airguns; Cetaceans; Anthropocentrism; Anthropogenic noise; Marine noise pollution; Marine sound pollution; Seismic surveys; Uexküll; Umwelt; Whales; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis introduces different issues regarding the impact of anthropogenic sound pollution on oceanic cetaceans (whales). It involves looking at the problems of anthropocentrism and the notion of Umwelt when trying to assess the well-being of a western culturally important species, and the relationship between that species and the industrialization of the ocean. READ MORE

  4. 3. Some statistical properties of theambient noise in the Baltic Sea andits relation to passive sonar

    University essay from KTH/Marina system

    Author : Johan Fridström; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Baltic Sea Information on the Acoustic Soundscape (BIAS) is an European Union financed research project coordinated by FOI. The goal is to determine the soundscape of the Baltic Sea. This study is a part of BIAS and was focused on generating Wenz curves for the Bothnian Sea, which is a part of the Baltic Sea. READ MORE

  5. 4. Marine mammal behavior response to sonars, a review

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Anna Linderhed; [2013]
    Keywords : Nyckelord Keyword: Marine mammal; anthropogenic noise; sonar; behaviour; risk assessment models;

    Abstract : During the last decades the problems caused by anthropogenic sound and noise in oceans have been recognized in public, by governments, and military. With the use of active sonar, different choices can be made to minimize the risk of damaging or disturbing marine mammals. For this purpose knowledge of sonar disturbance is crucial. READ MORE