A synthesis of two decades of research documenting the effects of noise on wildlife

G Shannon, MF McKenna, LM Angeloni… - Biological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Global increases in environmental noise levels–arising from expansion of human
populations, transportation networks, and resource extraction–have catalysed a recent …

Shifting song frequencies in response to anthropogenic noise: a meta-analysis on birds and anurans

IT Roca, L Desrochers, M Giacomazzo… - Behavioral …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Anthropogenic noise has been shown to alter the transmission environment and distort
acoustic signals, prompting vocalizing species to use compensatory mechanisms. Through …

Particle motion: the missing link in underwater acoustic ecology

SL Nedelec, J Campbell, AN Radford… - Methods in Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sound waves in water have both a pressure and a particle‐motion component, yet few
studies of underwater acoustic ecology have measured the particle‐motion component of …

Repeated exposure reduces the response to impulsive noise in European seabass

AN Radford, L Lèbre, G Lecaillon… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Human activities have changed the acoustic environment of many terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems around the globe. Mounting evidence indicates that the resulting anthropogenic …

Urban noise and surrounding city morphology influence green space occupancy by native birds in a Mediterranean-type South American metropolis

C Arévalo, JD Amaya-Espinel, C Henríquez, JT Ibarra… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Urban green spaces provide natural habitat for birds in urban landscapes, yet the effects of
noise and surrounding urban morphology on bird community structure and distribution are …

Using the past to understand the present: coping with natural and anthropogenic noise

DGE Gomes, CD Francis, JR Barber - BioScience, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Anthropogenic noise has received significant attention in recent years, and researchers
have highlighted the ways in which animals might deal with these noise sources. However …

Variable and consistent traffic noise negatively affect the sleep behavior of a free-living songbird

ML Grunst, AS Grunst, R Pinxten, M Eens - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic noise is a ubiquitous disturbance factor, which, owing to the extensive nature
of transportation networks, and ability of sound waves to penetrate distances, has wide …

Aircraft sound exposure leads to song frequency decline and elevated aggression in wild chiffchaffs

AD Wolfenden, H Slabbekoorn, K Kluk… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The ubiquitous anthropogenic low‐frequency noise impedes communication by masking
animal signals. To overcome this communication barrier, animals may increase the …

Effects of boat noise on fish fast-start escape response depend on engine type

MI McCormick, EP Fakan, SL Nedelec, BJM Allan - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Vessel noise represents a relatively recent but rapidly increasing form of pollution, which
affects the many organisms that use sound to inform their behavioural decisions. Recent …

Surrounded by sound: Noise, rights and environments

A Garcia Ruiz, N South - Crime, Media, Culture, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Noise was probably the first environmental pollutant (apart from human waste) in the Ancient
world. Yet today, by comparison with other environmental matters, noise and protection from …