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The Impact Of Anthropogenic Noise On Fish Behavior, Communication, And Development, Julie Butler
The Impact Of Anthropogenic Noise On Fish Behavior, Communication, And Development, Julie Butler
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Noise pollution is pervasive to nearly all aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and was labeled a pollutant of global concern by the World Health Organization in 2011. In the past few decades, underwater ambient noise levels have risen almost 30 dB SPL re: 1 µPa in the frequency range that most fish produce and detect acoustic stimuli due to rises in shipping, oil exploration, and pile driving. Changes to the natural soundscape can impact almost all aspects of an animal’s life. My dissertation research takes an integrative, whole-animal approach to examining how increased background noise impacts fish behavior, physiology, development, and …