A framework for understanding noise impacts on wildlife: an urgent conservation priority

CD Francis, JR Barber - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic noise is an important environmental stressor that is rapidly gaining attention
among biologists, resource managers, and policy makers. Here we review a substantial …

How and why environmental noise impacts animals: an integrative, mechanistic review

CR Kight, JP Swaddle - Ecology letters, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1052–1061 Abstract The scope and magnitude of anthropogenic
noise pollution are often much greater than those of natural noise and are predicted to have …

Singing in a silent spring: Birds respond to a half-century soundscape reversion during the COVID-19 shutdown

EP Derryberry, JN Phillips, GE Derryberry, MJ Blum… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Actions taken to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have
conspicuously reduced motor vehicle traffic, potentially alleviating auditory pressures on …

Noise pollution is pervasive in US protected areas

RT Buxton, MF McKenna, D Mennitt, K Fristrup… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Anthropogenic noise threatens ecological systems, including the cultural and biodiversity
resources in protected areas. Using continental-scale sound models, we found that …

The costs of chronic noise exposure for terrestrial organisms

JR Barber, KR Crooks, KM Fristrup - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2010 - cell.com
Growth in transportation networks, resource extraction, motorized recreation and urban
development is responsible for chronic noise exposure in most terrestrial areas, including …

A new methodology to infer the singing activity of an avian community: The Acoustic Complexity Index (ACI)

N Pieretti, A Farina, D Morri - Ecological indicators, 2011 - Elsevier
The animal soundscape is a field of growing interest because of the implications it has for
human–landscape interactions. Yet, it continues to be a difficult subject to investigate, due to …

A sound approach to assessing the impact of underwater noise on marine fishes and invertebrates

AD Hawkins, AN Popper - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Increasing attention is being paid to the ecological consequences of underwater noise
generated by human activities such as shipping and maritime industries including, but not …

Experimental Chronic Noise Is Related to Elevated Fecal Corticosteroid Metabolites in Lekking Male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)

JL Blickley, KR Word, AH Krakauer, JL Phillips… - PLoS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
There is increasing evidence that individuals in many species avoid areas exposed to
chronic anthropogenic noise, but the impact of noise on those who remain in these habitats …

Measuring behavioral responses of sea turtles, saltwater crocodiles, and crested terns to drone disturbance to define ethical operating thresholds

E Bevan, S Whiting, T Tucker, M Guinea, A Raith… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Drones are being increasingly used in innovative ways to enhance environmental research
and conservation. Despite their widespread use for wildlife studies, there are few …

Vocal frequency change reflects different responses to anthropogenic noise in two suboscine tyrant flycatchers

CD Francis, CP Ortega, A Cruz - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anthropogenic noise is prevalent across the globe and can exclude birds from otherwise
suitable habitat and negatively influence fitness; however, the mechanisms responsible for …