Special Issue "Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on the Behaviour of Marine Animals"

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue on the effects of anthropogenic noise on the behaviour of marine animals. The ocean is crucial for life on Earth and in an era called “Anthropocene”, characterized by the deep influence of mankind in the planetary ecology, it is important to understand how human activities affect nature. Of these activities, anthropogenic noise is considered to have one of the biggest impacts on the marine environment and its organisms and has recently been raising the attention of the general society. Anthropogenic noise has opened up a field of research questions for understanding and, more recently, mitigating its impact on marine life, attracting researchers from diverse fields and lately also policy makers.

This Special Issue will focus on the effects of anthropogenic noise on the behaviour of marine animals. From invertebrates to large whales, there is evidence that noise may disrupt behaviours such as foraging and breeding, triggering effects in both species and community levels of marine ecology. Increasing the knowledge of this subject will allow assertive decisions for marine conservation in the present and future decades.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Effects of anthropogenic noise on marine animal sound production, perception and communication;
• Noise effects on marine animal behaviour;
• Effects of anthropogenic noise on marine species interactions;
• Technological approaches applied to anthropogenic noise and animal behaviour studies;
• Anthropogenic noise management and marine conservation.

Contributors from different fields are invited to submit their articles on this topic.

Prof. Dr. Marcos Rossi-Santos
Dr. Annebelle Kok
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• anthropogenic noise
• marine fauna
• behaviour
• communication
• species interactions
• marine conservation
• noise management
• innovative technologies