Sound Exposure Guidelines

  • Arthur N. Popper
  • Anthony D. Hawkins
  • Richard R. Fay
  • David A. Mann
  • Soraya Bartol
  • Thomas J. Carlson
  • Sheryl Coombs
  • William T. Ellison
  • Roger L. Gentry
  • Michele B. Halvorsen
  • Svein Løkkeborg
  • Peter H. Rogers
  • Brandon L. Southall
  • David G. Zeddies
  • William N. Tavolga
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Keywords

Seismic Survey Peak Particle Velocity Lake Sturgeon National Marine Fishery Service Pile Driving 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Arthur N. Popper
    • 1
  • Anthony D. Hawkins
    • 2
  • Richard R. Fay
    • 3
  • David A. Mann
    • 4
  • Soraya Bartol
    • 5
  • Thomas J. Carlson
    • 6
  • Sheryl Coombs
    • 7
  • William T. Ellison
    • 8
  • Roger L. Gentry
    • 9
  • Michele B. Halvorsen
    • 10
  • Svein Løkkeborg
    • 11
  • Peter H. Rogers
    • 12
  • Brandon L. Southall
    • 13
  • David G. Zeddies
    • 14
  • William N. Tavolga
    • 15
  1. 1.Department of BiologyUniversity of MarylandCollege ParkUSA
  2. 2.Loughine LtdAberdeenUK
  3. 3.Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods HoleUSA
  4. 4.Loggerhead InstrumentsSarasotaUSA
  5. 5.Biology DepartmentVirginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolkUSA
  6. 6.ProBioSound LLCHolmes BeachUSA
  7. 7.Department of Biological SciencesBowling Green State UniversityBowling GreenUSA
  8. 8.Marine Acoustics, Inc.MiddletownUSA
  9. 9.ProScience Consulting, LLCDickersonUSA
  10. 10.CSA Ocean SciencesStuartUSA
  11. 11.Institute of Marine ResearchBergenNorway
  12. 12.School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlantaUSA
  13. 13.Southall Environmental Associates Inc.AptosUSA
  14. 14.JASCO Applied SciencesSilver SpringUSA
  15. 15.Sensory Biology and BehaviorMote Marine LaboratorySarasotaUSA

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