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Effects on Wildlife from Changing Soundscapes

A special issue of Acoustics (ISSN 2624-599X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 8790

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Rianna E. Burnham

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Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC V8L 5T5, Canada
Interests: acoustic ecology; soundscape; species interactions; niche space definitions

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Soundscapes are a dynamic aggregation of their geophonic, biophonic and anthropogenic components. Changes in sound sources and their transmission properties can impact sound fields over various spatial and temporal scales. As ambient sound levels form one aspect of environment and niche space, changes in soundscape can impact species that experience these changing noise levels. This Special Issue considers the impact of noise on wildlife. Contributions discussing the influence of noise, the response from an individual to ecosystem level as a result of increased noise, and the cost of the response.

This Special Issue seeks to explore changes in soundscape and its potential impact. Contributions ranging from a focused description on an individual or population level response, to a broader consideration of noise effects on ecosystems will be welcomed.

Topics may include, but are not limited to: the influence on wildlife of chronic or acute additions including transportation/traffic (terrestrial or marine), construction, seismic testing and scientific exploration, conflict-zones, naval or military testing; changes in soundscapes resulting from changing climate and/or propagating conditions; changes in behavioural or physiological response of individuals, populations, or species due to soundscape modifications. Discussions of the potential for noise additions (chronic or acute) to initiate reactions to disturbance including behavioural modification or avoidance, and alterations of habitat use as a result of masking or reduced active space are also encouraged.

Dr. Rianna E. Burnham
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • soundscape description
  • acoustic disturbance
  • wildlife response
  • behavioural modifications
  • ecological implications
  • acute and chronic noise

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Animal Calling Behaviours and What This Can Tell Us about the Effects of Changing Soundscapes
by Rianna Burnham
Acoustics 2023, 5(3), 631-652; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics5030039 - 4 Jul 2023
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The behavioural, physiological, and energetic repercussions for wildlife that result from changes in their soundscapes are increasingly being realized. To understand the effects of changing acoustic landscapes, we first must establish the importance of the acoustic sense for species to transfer information between [...] Read more.
The behavioural, physiological, and energetic repercussions for wildlife that result from changes in their soundscapes are increasingly being realized. To understand the effects of changing acoustic landscapes, we first must establish the importance of the acoustic sense for species to transfer information between the environment, con- and heterospecifics, and a receiver, and the functional role of calling in behaviours such as foraging, navigation, mate attraction, and weaning. This review begins with a discussion of the use of calling and the acquisition of the vocal repertoire, before providing examples from multiple taxa on the functional applications of signals and communication. The acoustic sensory mode adds to, if not being inherent in, many critical life history stages over a range of species. The potential effects on an animal resulting from a change in its perceived soundscape and disturbance on its acoustics use is outlined. This can then be used to consider the implications of an altered acoustic niche or active space in the success and survival of an individual or species. Furthermore, we discuss briefly metrics that could be used to understand the implications of these changes, or could be used to guide mitigation action to lessen the impact. Full article
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Implication of Altered Acoustic Active Space for Cetacean Species That Result from Soundscape Changes and Noise Additions
by Rianna Burnham and David Duffus
Acoustics 2023, 5(2), 444-461; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics5020026 - 28 Apr 2023
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Organisms use multi-modal, scale-dependent, sensory information to decipher their surroundings. This can include, for example, recognizing the presence of con- or heterospecifics, including a predatory threat, the presence and abundance of prey, or navigational cues to travel between breeding or feeding areas. Here [...] Read more.
Organisms use multi-modal, scale-dependent, sensory information to decipher their surroundings. This can include, for example, recognizing the presence of con- or heterospecifics, including a predatory threat, the presence and abundance of prey, or navigational cues to travel between breeding or feeding areas. Here we advocate for the use of the concept of active space to understand the extent to which an individual might be sending and receiving habitat information, describing this as the active component of their niche space. We present the use of active space as a means to understand ecological interactions, giving focus to those species whose active space is acoustically defined, in particular, cetacean species. We show how the application of estimates of active space, and changes in extent, can help better understand the potential disturbance effects of changes in the soundscape, and be a useful metric to estimate possible adverse effects even when stress responses, or behavioral or calling modifications are not obvious. Full article
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