Status of the world's baleen whales

PO Thomas, RR Reeves… - Marine Mammal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
No global synthesis of the status of baleen whales has been published since the 2008 IUCN
Red List assessments. Many populations remain at low numbers from historical commercial …

The functional and ecological significance of deep diving by large marine predators

CD Braun, MC Arostegui, SR Thorrold… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Many large marine predators make excursions from surface waters to the deep ocean below
200 m. Moreover, the ability to access meso-and bathypelagic habitats has evolved …

Blue whales respond to simulated mid-frequency military sonar

JA Goldbogen, BL Southall… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mid-frequency military (1–10 kHz) sonars have been associated with lethal mass strandings
of deep-diving toothed whales, but the effects on endangered baleen whale species are …

First direct measurements of behavioural responses by Cuvier's beaked whales to mid-frequency active sonar

SL DeRuiter, BL Southall, J Calambokidis… - Biology …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Most marine mammal strandings coincident with naval sonar exercises have involved
Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris). We recorded animal movement and acoustic …

Understanding the population consequences of disturbance

E Pirotta, CG Booth, DP Costa… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Managing the nonlethal effects of disturbance on wildlife populations has been a long‐term
goal for decision makers, managers, and ecologists, and assessment of these effects is …

Advances in research on the impacts of anti-submarine sonar on beaked whales

Y Bernaldo de Quirós, A Fernandez… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mass stranding events (MSEs) of beaked whales (BWs) were extremely rare prior to the
1960s but increased markedly after the development of naval mid-frequency active sonar …

Approaches to understanding the cumulative effects of stressors on marine mammals

National Academies of Sciences, Medicine… - 2017 - books.google.com
Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and
noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine …

Physiological responses of narwhals to anthropogenic noise: A case study with seismic airguns and vessel traffic in the Arctic

TM Williams, SB Blackwell, O Tervo, E Garde… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Limited polar geographical range, narrowly defined migratory routes, and deep‐diving
behaviours make narwhals exceptionally vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances …

The evolution of molecular hydrogen: a noteworthy potential therapy with clinical significance

BJ Dixon, J Tang, JH Zhang - Medical Gas Research, 2013 - Springer
Studies on molecular hydrogen have evolved tremendously from its humble beginnings and
have continued to change throughout the years. Hydrogen is extremely unique since it has …

Fear of killer whales drives extreme synchrony in deep diving beaked whales

N Aguilar de Soto, F Visser, PL Tyack, J Alcazar… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Fear of predation can induce profound changes in the behaviour and physiology of prey
species even if predator encounters are infrequent. For echolocating toothed whales, the …