Underwater noise from human activities is now widely recognised as a threat to marine life.
Nevertheless, legislation which directly addresses this source of pollution is lacking. The first …

The waters of the Cres–Lošinj archipelago are subject to intense boat traffic related to the
high number of leisure boats frequenting this area during the summer tourist season. Boat …

Recreational boats are a dominant source of underwater noise in coastal areas, but reliable
boat noise assessment is generally lacking. Here the Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) of …

In terrestrial ecosystems, spatial heterogeneity in landscape features drives species
dispersal and distribution through local and regional processes. This chapter reviews the …

Occasional but recurrent sightings indicate that the endangered Mediterranean monk seal is
still present in most of its historical range within the Adriatic-Ionian region in the central …

This study investigates the influence of the most dominant factors (association patterns,
gender, natal philopatry and anthropogenic pressure) on the home range size of the 44 most …

There is a resident common bottlenose dolphin population inhabiting the Kvarnerić area of
the northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia. The observed decline in population size between 1995 …

The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population along the eastern Adriatic
coast is believed to comprise discrete communities, yet many of them are unstudied. This …

Spatio-temporal variability of marine soundscapes reflects environmental dynamics and
local habitat health. This study characterizes the coastal soundscape of the Cres-Lošinj …

The protection of marine habitats from human-generated underwater noise is an emerging
challenge. Baseline information on sound levels, however, is poorly available, especially in …