BACKGROUND Sound is the sensory cue that travels farthest through the ocean and is used
by marine animals, ranging from invertebrates to great whales, to interpret and explore the …

Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) has emerged as a transformative tool for applied
ecology, conservation and biodiversity monitoring, but its potential contribution to …

Ecosystems and the communities they support are changing at alarmingly rapid rates.
Tracking species diversity is vital to managing these stressed habitats. Yet, quantifying and …

Coral reefs are exceptionally biodiverse and human dependence on their ecosystem
services is high. Reefs experience significant direct and indirect anthropogenic pressures …

Anthropogenic noise across the world's oceans threatens the ability of vocalizing marine
species to communicate. Some species vocalize at key life stages or whilst foraging, and …

Diversity measurement techniques can present logistical and financial obstacles to
conservation efforts. Ecoacoustics has recently emerged as a promising solution to these …

Acoustics play a central role in humankind's interactions with the ocean and the life within.
Passive listening to ocean “soundscapes” informs us about the physical and bio-acoustic …

Soundscape ecology is a rapidly growing field with approximately 93% of all scientific
articles on this topic having been published since 2010 (total about 610 publications since …

Coral reefs are increasingly degraded by climate-induced bleaching and storm damage.
Reef recovery relies on recruitment of young fishes for the replenishment of functionally …

Pantropical degradation of coral reefs is prompting considerable investment in their active
restoration. However, current measures of restoration success are based largely on coral …