Terrestrial Megafauna Response to Drone Noise Levels in Ex Situ Areas

Drone use has significantly grown in recent years, and there is a knowledge gap on how the noise produced by these systems may affect animals. We investigated how 18 species of megafauna reacted to drone sound pressure levels at different frequencies. The sound pressure level on the low frequency ge...

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Main Authors: Geison Pires Mesquita, Margarita Mulero-Pázmány, Serge A. Wich, José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Drones
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/11/333