Chapter title |
Does Masking Matter? Shipping Noise and Fish Vocalizations.
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Chapter number | 91 |
Book title |
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_91 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2980-1, 978-1-4939-2981-8
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Authors |
Sarah T. V. Neenan, Rayner Piper, Paul R. White, Paul Kemp, Timothy G. Leighton, Peter J. Shaw, Neenan, Sarah T. V., Piper, Rayner, White, Paul R., Kemp, Paul, Leighton, Timothy G., Shaw, Peter J. |
Editors |
Arthur N. Popper, Anthony Hawkins |
Abstract |
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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