How chronic anthropogenic noise can affect wildlife communities

ACM Kok, BW Berkhout, NV Carlson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Anthropogenic noise is a major pollutant in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Since the
industrial revolution, human activities have become increasingly noisy, leading to both acute …

Anthropogenic noise pollution and wildlife diseases

BW Berkhout, A Budria, DW Thieltges… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
There is a global rise in anthropogenic noise and a growing awareness of its negative
effects on wildlife, but to date the consequences for wildlife diseases have received little …

Make a difference: Choose artificial reefs over natural reefs to compensate for the environmental impacts of dive tourism

LB Firth, M Farnworth, KPP Fraser… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the marine environment, natural reef habitats are amongst the most threatened by human
activities. Although reef-based ecotourism can benefit local economies, dive tourism can …

Behavioural responses of fishes to anthropogenic disturbances: Adaptive value and ecological consequences

U Candolin, T Rahman - Journal of Fish Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic ecosystems are changing at an accelerating rate because of human activities. The
changes alter the abundance and distribution of fishes, with potential consequences for …

Pre-and postnatal noise directly impairs avian development, with fitness consequences

A Meillère, KL Buchanan, JR Eastwood, MM Mariette - Science, 2024 - science.org
Noise pollution is expanding at an unprecedented rate and is increasingly associated with
impaired reproduction and development across taxa. However, whether noise sound waves …

Insights from the 2-year-long human confinement experiment in Grand Cayman reveal the resilience of coral reef fish communities

JV Johnson, AD Chequer, G Goodbody-Gringley - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In March 2020, the world went into lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus
(SARS-CoV-2), with immediate impacts on wildlife across ecosystems. The strict 2-year long …

Using soundscapes to assess changes in coral reef social-ecological systems

TH Lin, F Sinniger, S Harii, T Akamatsu - Oceanography, 2023 - JSTOR
Coral reefs are among the world's most diversified marine ecosystems. While their rich
biodiversity is essential to many social and economic activities, they face unprecedented …

Navigating noisy waters: A review of field studies examining anthropogenic noise effects on wild fish

RH Pieniazek, RK Beach, GM Dycha… - The Journal of the …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Anthropogenic noise is globally increasing in aquatic ecosystems, and there is concern that
it may have adverse consequences in many fish species, yet the effects of noise in field …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating ecological risk in artificial habitat failure: A systematic review and risk assessment considering noise and light pollution in the marine environment

A Easton, V Komyakova, T Coughlin - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Artificial reefs (ARs) are being increasingly deployed in the marine environment. Many
deployments fail to achieve management goals, which can result in negative ecological …

Marine energy converters: Potential acoustic effects on fishes and aquatic invertebrates

AN Popper, J Haxel, G Staines, S Guan… - The Journal of the …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The potential effects of underwater anthropogenic sound and substrate vibration from
offshore renewable energy development on the behavior, fitness, and health of aquatic …