Article
Ecology
Nathan J. Kleist, Kurt M. Fristrup, Rachel T. Buxton, Megan F. McKenna, Jacob R. Job, Lisa M. Angeloni, Kevin Crooks, George Wittemyer
Summary: Anthropogenic noise sources have a significant impact on wildlife behavior and ecological processes. A study conducted in 103 sites across 40 U.S. National Park units found that the presence of human voices, vehicle noise, and aircraft noise increased the probability of hearing bird sounds immediately after the noise event, and the negative effects persisted for more than 3 hours.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Biology
Dylan G. E. Gomes, Clinton D. Francis, Jesse R. Barber
Summary: Animal responses to anthropogenic noise sources may not be newly evolved strategies, but rather preexisting coping mechanisms developed over countless generations of evolution within a naturally noisy world. Studying strategies to cope with natural noise sources can help us predict the effects that novel noise sources will have on animal populations and communities in the future.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth L. Ferguson, Hannah M. Clayton, Taiki Sakai
Summary: The use of automated acoustic-based biodiversity indices in soundscape ecology shows promise in representing biodiversity in terrestrial environments. However, the relationship between specific underwater sounds and acoustic index measurements is largely unexplored.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Christopher J. W. McClure
Summary: The study focused on the impact of road noise on terrestrial plants and animals, with birds being the most studied taxon followed by mammals, amphibians, and insects. Most studies were conducted in North America, specifically in the USA and Canada, and primarily examined communication and behavior, leaving a knowledge gap regarding physiology and space use, especially for invertebrates, plants, and reptiles.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lucimary S. Deconto, Mariane B. S. Novelli, Daniel J. da Silva Lima, Emygdio L. A. Monteiro-Filho
Summary: The study characterized background noise and sound sources in the Cananeia estuary, showing that factors such as wind speed, number of vessels, and tidal activity affect the relative amplitude of background noise. Weekends and vacation periods were identified as important dates when background noise increased. Both abiotic and anthropogenic sound sources were seen as important factors contributing to the increase in background noise in the region.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Melissa L. Grunst, Andrea S. Grunst, Rianne Pinxten, Marcel Eens
Summary: Studies have shown that urban animals may respond differently to different anthropogenic noise environments, and there are individual differences in noise sensitivity among organisms.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Larissa Sayuri Moreira Sugai, Diego Llusia, Tadeu Siqueira, Thiago S. F. Silva
Summary: Acoustic signaling is crucial in mate selection, but background noise and habitat structure can impact signal transmission. The acoustic space reflects selective pressures against signal interference and degradation, influenced by phylogenetic niche conservatism, allometric constraints, and ecological assembly processes. Sorting of species based on public information through communication networks can also shape the acoustic space.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kara Rising, Jorg Hardege, Tom Tregenza, Martin Stevens
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of anthropogenic noise on crustacean mating behavior, and the results showed a significant negative effect of noise on mating behavior, potentially leading to reproductive impairment and decreased crustacean populations.
Article
Ecology
Annebelle C. M. Kok, Boris W. W. Berkhout, Nora V. V. Carlson, Neil P. P. Evans, Nicola Khan, Dominique A. A. Potvin, Andrew N. N. Radford, Marion Sebire, Saeed Shafiei Sabet, Graeme Shannon, Claudia A. F. Wascher
Summary: Anthropogenic noise, a major pollutant in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, leads to acute and chronic disturbance of animals. The long-term exposure to noise can affect communities by altering species behavior and physiology, resulting in direct or indirect consequences for other species. However, the understanding of community-level impacts and underlying mechanisms is limited, hindering effective mitigation efforts. This review identifies knowledge gaps and proposes a roadmap for studying and mitigating the effects of chronic noise exposure.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Samara M. Haver, Joseph Haxel, Robert P. Dziak, Lauren Roche, Haru Matsumoto, Christa Hvidsten, Leigh G. Torres
Summary: Monitoring soundscapes in Oregon coastal regions is crucial for understanding environmental conditions for soniferous species. By deploying hydrophones near Newport, researchers found that vessel noise and whale vocalizations were detected at both a high vessel activity area and a protected Marine Reserve. However, whales were recorded more frequently in the Marine Reserve, and median sound levels related to vessel noise were higher at the high vessel activity area with greater diel variability compared to the Marine Reserve.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marina T. Zaluar, Rodrigo Tardin, Diego Llusia, Julia Niemeyer, Milton C. Ribeiro, Mariana M. Vale
Summary: This study used passive acoustic monitoring and acoustic diversity indices to investigate the impact of invasive primate species on bird communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. It found that the occurrence of invasive marmosets was negatively related to the acoustic diversity of bird dawn choruses. This study is one of the first to document the effect of marmosets on Atlantic Forest bird communities and demonstrates the potential of using passive acoustics and acoustic indices in invasive species research.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
K. A. Sweet, B. P. Sweet, D. G. E. Gomes, C. D. Francis, J. R. Barber
Summary: This study finds that high background sound levels cause song sparrows to decrease foraging behavior and increase vigilance behavior. Both roadway traffic noise and naturally-occurring river noise elicit similar behavioral changes. These results suggest that noisy environments, whether natural or human-created, alter important risk-management behaviors in sparrows and possibly other birds. The study implies that the behavior of animals may have been shaped by natural noise long before anthropogenic noise became widespread, and that high sound levels have a negative impact on the foraging-vigilance trade-off in intense acoustic environments.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Justin M. Gaudon, Michael J. McTavish, Jonas Hamberg, Heather A. Cray, Stephen D. Murphy
Summary: Anthropogenic noise is on the rise globally due to factors like population growth, transportation, and resource extraction. The use of vegetation in urban planning to mitigate noise pollution is increasing. Our study in southern Ontario, Canada, found that total noise attenuation is affected by a complex interaction of site and season, with different land covers and seasonal changes in vegetation density playing varying roles in noise attenuation. Forest, trees, shrubs, and other types of land cover can all be effective in managing noise pollution. More consideration of the seasonal variation in attenuation across diverse land covers in urban and peri-urban environments is recommended.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Youenn Jezequel, Julien Bonnel, Laurent Chauvaud
Summary: This study conducted an at sea experiment to investigate the potential masking effect of shipping noise on lobster acoustic communication. The results showed that lobsters increased their call rates in the presence of shipping noise, suggesting a vocal compensation due to reduced intraspecific communication. This study highlights the potential impact of chronic anthropogenic noise pollution on ecologically important behaviors in lobsters.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Wade B. Worthen, R. Kile Fravel, Connor P. Horne
Summary: Dragonflies are sensitive to changes in their natural and human-altered habitats, particularly in the aquatic and terrestrial environments where larvae and adults live. At a small scale, larval abundance and diversity are related to the presence of dead debris that may provide protection from predators, while adult abundance and diversity are correlated with the amount of aquatic and shoreline vegetation. At a larger scale, dragonfly and damselfly diversity is more influenced by natural habitat changes, such as downstream movement or inhabiting sunny, open habitats.
Review
Psychology, Biological
Simon C. Griffith, Ondi L. Crino, Samuel C. Andrew, Fumiaki Y. Nomano, Elizabeth Adkins-Regan, Carlos Alonso-Alvarez, Ida E. Bailey, Stephanie S. Bittner, Peri E. Bolton, Winnie Boner, Neeltje Boogert, Ingrid C. A. Boucaud, Michael Briga, Katherine L. Buchanan, Barbara A. Caspers, Mariusz Cichon, David F. Clayton, Sebastien Deregnaucourt, Wolfgang Forstmeier, Lauren M. Guillette, Ian R. Hartley, Susan D. Healy, Davina L. Hill, Marie-Jeanne Holveck, Laura L. Hurley, Malika Ihle, E. Tobias Krause, Mark C. Mainwaring, Valeria Marasco, Mylene M. Mariette, Meghan S. Martin-Wintle, Luke S. C. McCowan, Maeve McMahon, Pat Monaghan, Ruedi G. Nager, Marc Naguib, Andreas Nord, Dominique A. Potvin, Nora H. Prior, Katharina Riebel, Ana A. Romero-Haro, Nick J. Royle, Joanna Rutkowska, Wiebke Schuett, John P. Swaddle, Michael Tobler, Larissa Trompf, Claire W. Varian-Ramos, Clementine Vignal, Avelyne S. Villain, Tony D. Williams
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Dominique A. Potvin, Kirsten M. Parris, Katie L. Smith Date, Claire C. Keely, Rebecca D. Bray, Joshua Hale, Sumitha Hunjan, Jeremy J. Austin, Jane Melville
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jane Melville, Margaret L. Haines, Katja Boysen, Luke Hodkinson, Andrzej Kilian, Katie L. Smith Date, Dominique A. Potvin, Kirsten M. Parris
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2017)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Francesca S. E. Dawson Pell, Dominique A. Potvin, Chaminda P. Ratnayake, Esteban Fernandez-Juricic, Robert D. Magrath, Andrew N. Radford
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dominique A. Potvin, Emily Burdfield-Steel, Jacqueline M. Potvin, Stephen M. Heap
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dominique A. Potvin, Chaminda P. Ratnayake, Andrew N. Radford, Robert D. Magrath
Article
Ornithology
Dominique A. Potvin
EMU-AUSTRAL ORNITHOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Dominique A. Potvin, Kasha Strickland, Elizabeth A. MacDougall-Shackleton, Joel W. G. Slade, Celine H. Frere
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Charmaine P. E. Schou, Alexis L. Levengood, Dominique A. Potvin
Summary: The study found that anthropogenic noise may impact species' responses to acoustic signals, even when the signals are not acoustically masked, potentially leading to consequences for mating behaviors and population outcomes.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Chaminda P. Ratnayake, You Zhou, Francesca S. E. Dawson Pell, Dominique A. Potvin, Andrew N. Radford, Robert D. Magrath
Summary: The study found that Australian magpies rely more on social information, specifically alarm calls, when personal visual information is reduced. The presence of visual barriers significantly influenced the response to alarm calls, while moderate traffic noise did not have an effect.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Dominique A. Potvin, Fabiola Opitz, Kathy A. Townsend, Sarah A. Knutie
Summary: Global plastic production has exponentially increased since the 1940s, leading to the increased presence of anthropogenic debris in the environment and its incorporation into bird nests. The study found that over time, the prevalence of anthropogenic material and nest parasites in bird nests increased, but there was no relationship between habitat type or anthropogenic material and parasite presence.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Clancy A. Hall, Dominique A. Potvin, Gabriel C. Conroy
Summary: The ability to monitor avian embryos and their associated vascular system via candling is important for reproductive management. Thick or opaque egg shells of some species limit the use of traditional candling methods. This study tests a novel method to prepare and observe thick-shelled or opaque eggs, which has potential applications in population management and genetic analysis.
Article
Zoology
Dominique A. Potvin, Madeline K. Anderson, Alexis L. Levengood
Summary: Ecotourism aims to provide sustainable tourism experiences while fostering environmental appreciation, but can have detrimental effects on wildlife. This study investigated the impact of ecotourists on the vocal behaviors of a native Australian songbird, finding that tourist presence led to fewer and shorter songs, especially during peak tourism periods. Maintenance practices and tourist numbers both play a role in affecting bird vocal activity, highlighting the need for careful consideration in wildlife conservation efforts within ecotourism infrastructure.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ornithology
Dominique A. Potvin, Diego Pavon-Jordan, Aleksi Lehikoinen