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Symposium
Population Consequences of Acoustic Disturbance to Marine Mammals
Sponsored by Office of Naval Research & The Marine Mammal Commission
Friday, 21 October, 2011
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
1201 New York Ave., NW, 4th Floor
Agenda * Only presenting authors listed
| 8:30 |
Continental breakfast & coffee |
| 9: 00 |
Introduction to population consequences of acoustic disturbance (PCAD) working group (Michael Weise, Office of Naval Research)(pdf, 1 mb) |
| 9:30 |
A conceptual framework for evaluating the effects of sound on marine mammals (John Harwood, University of St Andrew) (pdf, 2.7 mb) |
| 10:00 |
Translating conceptual to parameterized models for multiple taxonomic groups (Len Thomas, University of St Andrews) (pdf, 3.3 mb) |
| 10:30 |
Break |
| 11:00 |
Environmental variation and experimental manipulation as proxies for disturbance
in elephant seals (Daniel P. Costa, University of California Santa Cruz) (pdf, 4.4 mb) |
| 11:30 |
Relations among foraging, disturbances to foraging, and vital rates in southern
elephant seals (Leslie New, University of St Andrews / Marine Mammal Commission) (pdf, 520 kb) |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:00 |
Population consequences of whale-watching disturbances on cetaceans
(David Lusseau, University of Aberdeen) (pdf, 1.5 mb) |
| 13:30 |
Potential effects of acoustic disturbance on foraging behavior, body condition, and
demography in North Atlantic right whales (Rob Schick, Duke University) (pdf, 2.6 mb) |
| 14:00 |
Population level effects of mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar on Blainville’s (Mesoplodon
densirostris) and Cuvier’s (Ziphius cavirostris) beaked whales on U.S. Navy Ranges
(David Moretti, Navy Undersea Warfare Center) (pdf, 2.7 mb) |
| 14:30 |
Integrating conceptual and practical approaches to assessment of disturbance (Erica Fleishman, University of California Davis) (pdf, 2.5 mb) |
| 15:00 |
Break |
| 15:30 |
Discussion |
| 16:30 |
Adjourn |
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