Chapter title |
Small-Boat Noise Impacts Natural Settlement Behavior of Coral Reef Fish Larvae
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Chapter number | 129 |
Book title |
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, December 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_129 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2980-1, 978-1-4939-2981-8
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Authors |
Stephen D. Simpson, Andrew N. Radford, Sophie Holles, Maud C. O. Ferarri, Douglas P. Chivers, Mark I. McCormick, Mark G. Meekan, Simpson, Stephen D, Radford, Andrew N, Holles, Sophie, Ferarri, Maud C O, Chivers, Douglas P, McCormick, Mark I, Meekan, Mark G, Simpson, Stephen D., Radford, Andrew N., Ferarri, Maud C. O., Chivers, Douglas P., McCormick, Mark I., Meekan, Mark G. |
Editors |
Arthur N. Popper, Anthony Hawkins |
Abstract |
After a pelagic larval phase, settlement-stage coral reef fish must locate a suitable reef habitat for juvenile life. Reef noise, produced by resident fish and invertebrates, provides an important cue for orientation and habitat selection during this process, which must often occur in environments impacted by anthropogenic noise. We adapted an established field-based protocol to test whether recorded boat noise influenced the settlement behavior of reef fish. Fewer fish settled to patch reefs broadcasting boat + reef noise compared with reef noise alone. This study suggests that boat noise, now a common feature of many reefs, can compromise critical settlement behavior of reef fishes. |
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