The number of marine watercraft is on the rise—from private boats in coastal areas to
commercial ships crossing oceans. A concomitant increase in underwater noise has been …

Anthropogenic noise is an important environmental stressor that is rapidly gaining attention
among biologists, resource managers, and policy makers. Here we review a substantial …

Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal
waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries. Symbols of fierce …

Increasing numbers and speeds of vessels in areas with populations of cetaceans may have
the cumulative effect of reducing habitat quality by increasing the underwater noise level …

Marine dredging is an excavation activity carried out worldwide by many industries. Concern
about the impact dredging has on marine life, including marine mammals (cetaceans …

Stressors are commonly accepted as the causal factors, either internal or external, that
evoke physiological responses to mediate the impact of the stressor. The majority of …

The sound produced by human-made machinery (technophony) is known to exert negative
effects on animal communication and well-being. Mining is an important economic activity in …

Publisher Summary Animals live in an ever-changing world. Reactions and responses to
environmental and social variables must be flexible and adaptive for survival and …

There is global interest in marine renewable energy from underwater tidal turbines. Due to
overlap in animal habitat with locations for tidal turbines, the potential for collisions has led …

Noise can interfere with acoustic communication by masking signals that contain biologically
important information. Communication theory recognizes several ways a sender can modify …