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Challenge of using passive acoustic monitoring in high-energy environments: UK tidal environments and other case studies
Booth, C.G. (2016). Challenge of using passive acoustic monitoring in high-energy environments: UK tidal environments and other case studies, in: Popper, A.N. et al. The effects of noise on aquatic life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 875: pp. 101-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_12
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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Keywords
    Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic mammals > Marine mammals
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Impact monitoring; Noisy environments; Limitations; Passive acoustic monitoring

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  • Booth, C.G.

Abstract
    The use of passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) around marine developments is commonplace. A buffer-based PAM system (e.g., C-POD) is a cost-effective method for assessing cetacean acoustic presence. Devices have been deployed by Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) Marine around the United Kingdom, allowing an examination of the performance of C-PODs with respect to background noise, tilt angle, and environmental factors. C-PODs were found to often only monitor for a few seconds of each minute, resulting in significant loss of monitoring time. Issues were likely driven by environmental and deployment factors. The practical limitations of buffer-based PAM systems in high-energy/noisy environments are indicated here.

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