Noise pollution on coral reefs? — A yet underestimated threat to coral reef communities

Exposure to boat noise in the field yields minimal stress response in wild reef fish

(2020) E Staaterman et al.   Aquatic Biology

Reducing vessel noise: An example of a solar-electric passenger ferry

(2020) Miles J. G. Parsons et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Local sonic activity reveals potential partitioning in a coral reef fish community

(2020) Frédéric Bertucci et al.   OECOLOGIA

Changing role of coral reef marine reserves in a warming climate

(2020) Nicholas A. J. Graham et al.   Nature Communications

Assessing and mitigating impacts of motorboat noise on nesting damselfish

(2020) Kieran P. McCloskey et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Vessel noise affects routine swimming and escape response of a coral reef fish

(2020) Laura Velasquez Jimenez et al.   PLoS One

Effects of marine noise pollution on Mediterranean fishes and invertebrates: A review

(2020) E. Di Franco et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Are giant clams (Tridacna maxima) distractible? A multi-modal study

(2020) Ryan Doyle et al.   PeerJ

Soundscapes influence the settlement of the common Caribbean coral Porites astreoides irrespective of light conditions

(2019) Ashlee Lillis et al.   Royal Society Open Science

An overview of fish bioacoustics and the impacts of anthropogenic sounds on fishes

(2019) Arthur N. Popper et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Anthropogenic noise pollution reverses grouping behaviour in hermit crabs

(2019) Svenja Tidau et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Ecology of sound communication in fishes

(2019) Friedrich Ladich   FISH AND FISHERIES

Boat noise affects the early life history of two damselfishes

(2019) E.P. Fakan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ocean uproar: saving marine life from a barrage of noise

(2019) Nicola Jones   NATURE

Seismic air guns damage rock lobster mechanosensory organs and impair righting reflex

(2019) Ryan D. Day et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

(2019) Mark I. McCormick et al.   Scientific Reports

Save reefs to rescue all ecosystems

(2019) Tiffany H. Morrison et al.   NATURE

Climate Change Is Breaking Earth’s Beat

(2019) Jérôme Sueur et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Noise pollution

(2019) Hans Slabbekoorn   CURRENT BIOLOGY

From DNA to ecological performance: Effects of anthropogenic noise on a reef-building mussel

(2019) Matthew A. Wale et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Acoustic enrichment can enhance fish community development on degraded coral reef habitat

(2019) Timothy A. C. Gordon et al.   Nature Communications

An optimised passive acoustic sampling scheme to discriminate among coral reefs’ ecological states

(2019) Simon Elise et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Assessing key ecosystem functions through soundscapes: A new perspective from coral reefs

(2019) Simon Elise et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Snapping shrimp sound production patterns on Caribbean coral reefs: relationships with celestial cycles and environmental variables

(2018) Ashlee Lillis et al.   CORAL REEFS

Individual voices in a cluttered soundscape: acoustic ecology of the Bocon toadfish, Amphichthys cryptocentrus

(2018) Erica Staaterman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES

The importance of particle motion to fishes and invertebrates

(2018) Arthur N. Popper et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Habitat degradation negatively affects auditory settlement behavior of coral reef fishes

(2018) Timothy A. C. Gordon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effect of elevated CO 2 and small boat noise on the kinematics of predator–prey interactions

(2018) Mark I. McCormick et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Boat noise impacts risk assessment in a coral reef fish but effects depend on engine type

(2018) Mark I. McCormick et al.   Scientific Reports

Boat noise prevents soundscape-based habitat selection by coral planulae

(2018) David Lecchini et al.   Scientific Reports

Impact of motorboats on fish embryos depends on engine type

(2018) Sofia Jain-Schlaepfer et al.   Conservation Physiology

Multiscale spatio-temporal patterns of boat noise on U.S. Virgin Island coral reefs

(2018) Jason P. Dinh et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Photosynthesis by marine algae produces sound, contributing to the daytime soundscape on coral reefs

(2018) Simon E. Freeman et al.   PLoS One

Ecology of fish hearing

(2018) Rosalyn L. Putland et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Fish community structure, habitat complexity, and soundscape characteristics of patch reefs in a tropical, back-reef system

(2018) RP Lyon et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Securing a Long-term Future for Coral Reefs

(2018) Ove Hoegh-Guldberg et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Underwater noise abatement: Economic factors and policy options

(2018) Nathan D. Merchant   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Juvenile damselfish are affected but desensitize to small motor boat noise

(2017) Lucy J. Holmes et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Bioacoustic measurements complement visual biodiversity surveys: preliminary evidence from four shallow marine habitats

(2017) E Staaterman et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Natural and anthropogenic events influence the soundscapes of four bays on Hawaii Island

(2017) Heather L. Heenehan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A critical review of the potential impacts of marine seismic surveys on fish & invertebrates

(2017) A.G. Carroll et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Coral reefs in the Anthropocene

(2017) Terry P. Hughes et al.   NATURE

Bioacoustic measurements complement visual biodiversity surveys: preliminary evidence from four shallow marine habitats

(2017) E Staaterman et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Beaked whales demonstrate a marked acoustic response to the use of shipboard echosounders

(2017) Danielle Cholewiak et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Influence of boat noises on escape behaviour of white-spotted eagle ray Aetobatus ocellatus at Moorea Island (French Polynesia)

(2016) Cecile Berthe et al.   COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES

Repeated exposure to noise increases tolerance in a coral reef fish

(2016) Sophie L. Nedelec et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Repeated exposure reduces the response to impulsive noise in European seabass

(2016) Andrew N. Radford et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Loudness-dependent behavioral responses and habituation to sound by the longfin squid (Doryteuthis pealeii)

(2016) T. Aran Mooney et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Rapidly obtained ecosystem indicators from coral reef soundscapes

(2016) LA Freeman et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Communication masking in marine mammals: A review and research strategy

(2016) Christine Erbe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Decadal increase in the number of recreational users is concentrated in no-take marine reserves

(2016) Charles Gonson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The Curious Acoustic Behavior of Estuarine Snapping Shrimp: Temporal Patterns of Snapping Shrimp Sound in Sub-Tidal Oyster Reef Habitat

(2016) DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl et al.   PLoS One

Aquatic noise pollution: implications for individuals, populations, and ecosystems

(2016) Hansjoerg P. Kunc et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Overfishing and nutrient pollution interact with temperature to disrupt coral reefs down to microbial scales

(2016) Jesse R. Zaneveld et al.   Nature Communications

Anthropogenic noise increases fish mortality by predation

(2016) Stephen D. Simpson et al.   Nature Communications

Rapidly obtained ecosystem indicators from coral reef soundscapes

(2016) LA Freeman et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Variation in habitat soundscape characteristics influences settlement of a reef-building coral

(2016) Ashlee Lillis et al.   PeerJ

Acoustic indices provide information on the status of coral reefs: an example from Moorea Island in the South Pacific

(2016) Frédéric Bertucci et al.   Scientific Reports

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

(2015) Graeme Shannon et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

The influence of various reef sounds on coral-fish larvae behaviour

(2015) E. Parmentier et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Cross-correlation, triangulation, and curved-wavefront focusing of coral reef sound using a bi-linear hydrophone array

(2015) Simon E. Freeman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

The acoustic summary as a tool for representing urban sound environments

(2015) Damiano Oldoni et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Coral reef species assemblages are associated with ambient soundscapes

(2015) MB Kaplan et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Ambient noise and temporal patterns of boat activity in the US Virgin Islands National Park

(2015) Maxwell B. Kaplan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs

(2015) Nicholas A. J. Graham et al.   NATURE

Chemical mediation of coral larval settlement by crustose coralline algae

(2015) J. Tebben et al.   Scientific Reports

Coral reef species assemblages are associated with ambient soundscapes

(2015) MB Kaplan et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Temporal and Spatial Comparisons of Underwater Sound Signatures of Different Reef Habitats in Moorea Island, French Polynesia

(2015) Frédéric Bertucci et al.   PLoS One

Acoustic communication in a noisy world: can fish compete with anthropogenic noise?

(2014) A. N. Radford et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

All in the ears: unlocking the early life history biology and spatial ecology of fishes

(2014) Danswell Starrs et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

First Evidence of Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Embryos and Hatchlings Emitting Sounds

(2014) Camila R. Ferrara et al.   CHELONIAN CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY

Graded behavioral responses and habituation to sound in the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis

(2014) J. E. Samson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Does Boat Noise Affect Dugong (Dugong dugon) Vocalization?

(2014) Noriko Ando-Mizobata et al.   MAMMAL STUDY

Celestial patterns in marine soundscapes

(2014) E Staaterman et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Habitat quality affects sound production and likely distance of detection on coral reefs

(2014) JJB Piercy et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Acoustic behaviors in Hawaiian coral reef fish communities

(2014) TC Tricas et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Impacts of recreational motorboats on fishes: A review

(2014) A.K. Whitfield et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Predatory fish sounds can alter crab foraging behaviour and influence bivalve abundance

(2014) A. R. Hughes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Anthropogenic noise playback impairs embryonic development and increases mortality in a marine invertebrate

(2014) Sophie L. Nedelec et al.   Scientific Reports

Larval settlement preferences of Acropora palmata and Montastraea faveolata in response to diverse red algae

(2013) R. Ritson-Williams et al.   CORAL REEFS

Soundscapes from a Tropical Eastern Pacific reef and a Caribbean Sea reef

(2013) E. Staaterman et al.   CORAL REEFS

Modelling larval dispersal and behaviour of coral reef fishes

(2013) Stephen D. Simpson et al.   Ecological Complexity

Characteristics of sound propagation in shallow water over an elastic seabed with a thin cap-rock layer

(2013) Alec J. Duncan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Boat noise disrupts orientation behaviour in a coral reef fish

(2013) S Holles et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Relationship between container ship underwater noise levels and ship design, operational and oceanographic conditions

(2013) Megan F. McKenna et al.   Scientific Reports

Hydrophone detects cracking sounds: Non-intrusive monitoring of bivalve movement

(2012) Lucia Di Iorio et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Impact of air gun noise on the behaviour of marine fish and squid

(2012) J.L. Fewtrell et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Noiseonomics: The relationship between ambient noise levels in the sea and global economic trends

(2012) George V. Frisk   Scientific Reports

Rumbling in the benthos: acoustic ecology of the California mantis shrimp Hemisquilla californiensis

(2011) ER Staaterman et al.   Aquatic Biology

To fear or to feed: the effects of turbidity on perception of risk by a marine fish

(2011) S. M. Leahy et al.   Biology Letters

Soundscape Ecology: The Science of Sound in the Landscape

(2011) Bryan C. Pijanowski et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Juvenile coral reef fish use sound to locate habitats

(2011) C. A. Radford et al.   CORAL REEFS

Adaptive Avoidance of Reef Noise

(2011) Stephen D. Simpson et al.   PLoS One

Sound detection by the longfin squid (Loligo pealeii) studied with auditory evoked potentials: sensitivity to low-frequency particle motion and not pressure

(2010) T. A. Mooney et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Coral Larvae Move toward Reef Sounds

(2010) Mark J. A. Vermeij et al.   PLoS One

A noisy spring: the impact of globally rising underwater sound levels on fish

(2010) Hans Slabbekoorn et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Sustaining Visitor Use in Protected Areas: Future Opportunities in Recreation Ecology Research Based on the USA Experience

(2009) Christopher A. Monz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Rethinking sound detection by fishes

(2009) Arthur N. Popper et al.   HEARING RESEARCH

The effects of human-generated sound on fish

(2009) Arthur N. POPPER et al.   Integrative Zoology

Settlement-stage coral reef fish prefer the higher-frequency invertebrate-generated audible component of reef noise

(2008) S.D. Simpson et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

An ecological acoustic recorder (EAR) for long-term monitoring of biological and anthropogenic sounds on coral reefs and other marine habitats

(2008) Marc O. Lammers et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Temporal patterns in ambient noise of biological origin from a shallow water temperate reef

(2008) Craig A. Radford et al.   OECOLOGIA

Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara sound production and movement patterns on aggregation sites

(2008) DA Mann et al.   Endangered Species Research

Cortisol response and immune-related effects of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar Linnaeus) subjected to short- and long-term stress

(2007) Mark D. Fast et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY