Should I stay, or should I go: Anthropogenic noises disrupt early recruitment of subarctic invertebrates.

ABSTRACT: Coastal subarctic systems are inhabited by bivalve and gastropods, which due to their lifecycle and longevity are reliable indicators of ecological alterations in the environment. Recent laboratory studies have shown that young life stages of invertebrates perceive natural sounds, and their settlement, behavior, and fitness could be altered by anthropogenic noise. Through a field study conducted on two sites differing by their noise pollution level (pristine [PS] or anthropized [AS]), we tested whether the distances (from 25 to 890 m) of anthropogenic noises might affect the diversity and early recruitment of multiple species in pristine and anthropized sites using artificial collectors moored on transects. Overall, environmental conditions (except sound levels) were homogeneous through th

SUBMITTER: Byrro Gauthier N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603344 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature