Marine soundscape and fish biophony of a Mediterranean marine protected area.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Marine soundscape is the aggregation of sound sources known as geophony, biophony, and anthrophony. The soundscape analysis, in terms of collection and analysis of acoustic signals, has been proposed as a tool to evaluate the specific features of ecological assemblages and to estimate their acoustic variability over space and time. This study aimed to characterise the Capo Caccia-Isola Piana Marine Protected Area (Italy, Western Mediterranean Sea) soundscape over short temporal (few days) and spatial scales (few km) and to quantify the main anthropogenic and biological components, with a focus on fish biophonies.

Methods

Within the MPA, three sites were chosen each in a different protection zone (A for the integral protection, B as the partial protection, and C as

SUBMITTER: La Manna G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8684326 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature