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BALEINE BEC COMMUNE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A marine mammal of the family Ziphiidae.

Key term(s)
  • northern bottle-nose whale
  • northern bottle-nosed whale
  • North Atlantic bottle-nose whale
  • North Atlantic bottlenosed whale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Mammifère marin de la famille des Ziphiidae.

Key term(s)
  • hypérodon arctique

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noise Pollution
  • Effects of Pollution
CONT

Though there are many potential sources of noise disturbance that could impact resident killer whales, this assessment is limited in scope to considering the impacts of acoustic disturbance from vessels, the main source of chronic underwater noise in the assessment area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution par le bruit
  • Effets de la pollution
CONT

[Le cachalot] est particulièrement sensible aux perturbations sonores […]

CONT

La baleine à bec commune émet des sons sociaux particulièrement faibles […], ce qui pourrait la rendre vulnérable aux perturbations acoustiques.

Spanish

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