A permanent soundscape monitoring system for the care of snimals in aquaria
Heise, K.; Yurk, H.; Nordstrom, C.; Barrett-Lennard, L.G. (2016). A permanent soundscape monitoring system for the care of snimals in aquaria, in: Popper, A.N. et al. The effects of noise on aquatic life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 875: pp. 455-459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_54
In: Popper, A.N.; Hawkins, A. (Ed.) (2016). The effects of noise on aquatic life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 875. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc: New York. ISBN 978-1-4939-2980-1. xxx, 1292 pp., more
In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Springer: Berlin. ISSN 0065-2598; e-ISSN 2214-8019, more
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Aquaculture
Aquariums
Dolphins
Sound > Noise (sound) > Underwater noise
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill, 1865 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Sound monitoring; Animal care |
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- Heise, K.
- Yurk, H.
- Nordstrom, C.
- Barrett-Lennard, L.G.
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| Abstract |
Sound pressure levels in facilities that house acoustically sensitive animals should be monitored on a regular basis as a standard component of animal care. Monitoring of noise levels in the pools housing Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific white-sided dolphins) at the Vancouver Aquarium during regular operations revealed average sound pressure levels (SPLs) across all frequency bins of 91.9 (range 87.0–104.5) dB re 1 µPa Root Mean Square (RMS). Sustained pressure levels were highest during cleaning, where ambient noise levels increased approximately 25 dB re 1 µPa RMS. |
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