Global increases in environmental noise levels–arising from expansion of human
populations, transportation networks, and resource extraction–have catalysed a recent …

Conservation physiology proposes that measures of physiological stress (glucocorticoid
levels) can be used to assess the status and future fate of natural populations. Increases in …

Anthropogenic noise threatens ecological systems, including the cultural and biodiversity
resources in protected areas. Using continental-scale sound models, we found that …

Anthropogenic noise is a pervasive pollutant that decreases environmental quality by
disrupting a suite of behaviors vital to perception and communication. However, even within …

Many authors have suggested that the negative effects of roads on animals are largely
owing to traffic noise. Although suggestive, most past studies of the effects of road noise on …

The development and presence of roads can reduce landscape permeability, lead to habitat
loss, and increase habitat fragmentation. It is these fundamental changes in landscape …

Anthropogenic pollution is increasingly pervasive throughout all ecosystems worldwide. In
recent years, negative consequences on many taxa, such as birds, have been observed. We …

Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; apopper@ umd. edu One
of the “problems” in working with aquatic animals is that they are not nearly as easy to …

Consistent expanding urbanization dramatically transforms natural habitats and exposes
organisms to novel environmental challenges, often leading to reduced species richness …

Anthropogenic noise is an emergent ecological pollutant in both terrestrial and aquatic
habitats. Human population growth, urbanisation, resource extraction, transport and …