The effects of ship noise on marine mammals—a review

C Erbe, SA Marley, RP Schoeman, JN Smith… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The number of marine watercraft is on the rise—from private boats in coastal areas to
commercial ships crossing oceans. A concomitant increase in underwater noise has been …

A systematic review on the behavioural responses of wild marine mammals to noise: the disparity between science and policy

C Gomez, JW Lawson, AJ Wright… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Noise can cause marine mammals to interrupt their feeding, alter their vocalizations, or
leave important habitat, among other behavioural responses. The current North American …

Habitat-based cetacean density models for the US Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

JJ Roberts, BD Best, L Mannocci, EI Fujioka… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Cetaceans are protected worldwide but vulnerable to incidental harm from an expanding
array of human activities at sea. Managing potential hazards to these highly-mobile …

Temporal patterns in the soundscape of the shallow waters of a Mediterranean marine protected area

G Buscaino, M Ceraulo, N Pieretti, V Corrias… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The study of marine soundscapes is an emerging field of research that contributes important
information about biological compositions and environmental conditions. The seasonal and …

Interacting effects of vessel noise and shallow river depth elevate metabolic stress in Ganges river dolphins

M Dey, J Krishnaswamy, T Morisaka, N Kelkar - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In riverine 'soundscapes', complex interactions between sound, substrate type, and depth
create difficulties in assessing impacts of anthropogenic noise pollution on freshwater fauna …

The social role of vocal complexity in striped dolphins

E Papale, C Fanizza, G Buscaino, M Ceraulo… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Many gregarious species require complex patterns of communication for maintaining
coordinated behaviors, articulated social structure and group cohesion. In mammal species …

The conservation of the endangered Mediterranean common dolphin (Delphinus delphis): Current knowledge and research priorities

A Vella, S Murphy, J Giménez… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Preservation of endangered species is now recognized as a relevant component of regional
and global conservation actions achieved through the maintenance of the remaining …

Dolphin-watching boats affect whistle frequency modulation in bottlenose dolphins

B Perez-Ortega, R Daw, B Paradee… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bottlenose dolphins' whistles are key in social communication, conveying information about
conspecifics and the environment. Therefore, their study can help to infer habitat use and …

Whistle variation in Mediterranean common bottlenose dolphin: The role of geographical, anthropogenic, social, and behavioral factors

G La Manna, N Rako‐Gospić, G Sarà… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The studies on the variation of acoustic communication in different species have provided
insight that genetics, geographic isolation, and adaptation to ecological and social …

Acoustic comparison of a patchy Mediterranean shallow water seascape: Posidonia oceanica meadow and sandy bottom habitats

M Ceraulo, E Papale, F Caruso, F Filiciotto… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soundscapes are strongly linked with the physical structure and biological features of the
habitats and their study can reveal ecological processes of the underwater environment …