biostudies-literatureByrro Gauthier NRessources Aquatiques Québec Research NetworkFonds de Recherche du Quebec (FRQ)NSERC Discovery GrantISMER-UQARMitacsFrench National Research Agency (ANR)e70119https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12603344biostudies-literatureUnknown35(7)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 thEcological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of AmericaShould I stay, or should I go: Anthropogenic noises disrupt early recruitment of subarctic invertebrates.PMC12603344IT-23610IT‐23610ANR-19-FQSM-00052020-RS4-265329FRQNT 280057Mathias DTremblay RUboldi TFremont AWinkler GChauvaud LLazure POlivier FChauvaud SMeziane TByrro Gauthier NfalseShould I stay, or should I go: Anthropogenic noises disrupt early recruitment of subarctic invertebrates.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 th2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Oct2026-06-06T17:12:15.895Z2026-06-03T03:09:04.512ZS-EPMC126033444121484910.1002/eap.70119