How chronic anthropogenic noise can affect wildlife communities

Kok, ACM, Berkhout, BW, Carlson, NV, Evans, NP, Khan, N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7907-4082, Potvin, DA, Radford, AN, Sebire, M, Shafiei Sabet, S, Shannon, G and Wascher, CAF, 2023. How chronic anthropogenic noise can affect wildlife communities. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11: 1130075. ISSN 2296-701X

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Abstract

Anthropogenic noise is a major pollutant in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Since the industrial revolution, human activities have become increasingly noisy, leading to both acute and chronic disturbance of a wide variety of animals. Chronic noise exposure can affect animals over their lifespan, leading to changes in species interactions and likely altering communities. However, the community-level impacts of chronic noise are not well-understood, which impairs our ability for effective mitigation. In this review, we address the effects of chronic noise exposure on communities and explore possible mechanisms underlying these effects. The limited studies on this topic suggest that noise can affect communities by changing the behavior and/or physiology of species in a community, which results in direct or knock-on consequences for other species in the ecosystem. Major knowledge gaps remain due to the logistically complex and financially expensive nature of the long-term studies needed to address these questions. By identifying these gaps and suggesting approaches to answer them, we provide a road map toward mitigating the effects of a noisy world.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Creators:	Kok, A.C.M., Berkhout, B.W., Carlson, N.V., Evans, N.P., Khan, N., Potvin, D.A., Radford, A.N., Sebire, M., Shafiei Sabet, S., Shannon, G. and Wascher, C.A.F.
Publisher:	Frontiers Media SA
Date:	2023
Volume:	11
ISSN:	2296-701X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.3389/fevo.2023.1130075 DOI 1757107 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	11 May 2023 09:20
Last Modified:	11 May 2023 09:20
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48932

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