Species sensitivities to a global pollutant: A meta-analysis on acoustic signals in response to anthropogenic noise.

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenically driven environmental changes affect our planet at an unprecedented rate. Among these changes are those in the acoustic environment caused by anthropogenic noise, which can affect both animals and humans. In many species, acoustic communication plays a crucial role to maintain social relationships by exchanging information via acoustic signals. However, how species relying on acoustic communication differ in their adjustments to anthropogenic noise is little understood. Yet, this is crucial because protecting species effectively depends on our capability to predict how species differ in their response to human-induced environmental changes. Using a phylogenetically controlled meta-analysis, we quantified differences in adjustments of acoustic signals to anthropogenic noise

SUBMITTER: Kunc HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7839775 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature