Does masking matter? Shipping noise and fish vocalizations
Does masking matter? Shipping noise and fish vocalizations
Shipping creates large near-field background noises at levels similar to or higher than fish vocalizations and in the same critical bandwidths. This noise has the potential to "mask" biologically important signals and prevent fish from hearing them; any interference with the detection and recognition of sounds may impact fish survival. The Lombard effect, whereby vocalizations are altered to reduce or exclude masking effects, is an adaptation that has been observed in mammals and birds. Research is needed to establish whether the Lombard effect occurs in fish to gain a better understanding of the implications of noise pollution on fish populations.
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Neenan, Sarah
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Kemp, Paul
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Neenan, Sarah, Piper, Rayner, White, Paul, Kemp, Paul, Leighton, Timothy and Shaw, Peter
(2016)
Does masking matter? Shipping noise and fish vocalizations.
In,
Popper, A. and Hawkins, A.
(eds.)
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II.
(Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 875)
3rd International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life (01/10/13)
New York, NY.
Springer, .
(doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_91).
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Shipping creates large near-field background noises at levels similar to or higher than fish vocalizations and in the same critical bandwidths. This noise has the potential to "mask" biologically important signals and prevent fish from hearing them; any interference with the detection and recognition of sounds may impact fish survival. The Lombard effect, whereby vocalizations are altered to reduce or exclude masking effects, is an adaptation that has been observed in mammals and birds. Research is needed to establish whether the Lombard effect occurs in fish to gain a better understanding of the implications of noise pollution on fish populations.
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Accepted/In Press date: October 2013
Published date: 2016
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3rd International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Budapest, Hungary, 2013-10-01
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