Sound pollution as a potential threat in The Caspian Sea: the need for underwater sound assessments
The Caspian Sea is a brackish-water habitat and the biggest lake in the world. Sound-generating human activities, so-called anthropogenic sound, recently are well known as marine pollutant that has elevated ambient sound levels in the aquatic environment. Anthropogenic sounds vary in terms of tempor...
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| description | The Caspian Sea is a brackish-water habitat and the biggest lake in the world. Sound-generating human activities, so-called anthropogenic sound, recently are well known as marine pollutant that has elevated ambient sound levels in the aquatic environment. Anthropogenic sounds vary in terms of temporal, spatial and structural patterns. Aquatic organisms may use sounds to communicate with conspecifics, detect prey and avoid predators in their natural habitats. There is a diversity of aquatic animals that inhabit The Caspian Sea. However, to our knowledge, there have yet to be any investigations to assess underwater sound sources, soundscapes, and the potential impacts of anthropogenic sound on taxa in the Caspian Sea. In this paper, it has been argued that not only do we need to prioritize acoustic studies to understand the soundscape and bioacoustics criteria of the Caspian Sea, but also to assess the potential impacts of acoustic stimuli on aquatic animals at the individual and community level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90d5a9af33b94afea2960d5b82b3e20b2024-02-14T08:34:28ZengGorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesEnvironmental Resources Research2783-48322783-46702022-01-0110110511410.22069/ijerr.2022.19447.13506599Sound pollution as a potential threat in The Caspian Sea: the need for underwater sound assessmentsSaeed Shafiei Sabet0Assistant Professor, Fisheries Department, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, IranThe Caspian Sea is a brackish-water habitat and the biggest lake in the world. Sound-generating human activities, so-called anthropogenic sound, recently are well known as marine pollutant that has elevated ambient sound levels in the aquatic environment. Anthropogenic sounds vary in terms of temporal, spatial and structural patterns. Aquatic organisms may use sounds to communicate with conspecifics, detect prey and avoid predators in their natural habitats. There is a diversity of aquatic animals that inhabit The Caspian Sea. However, to our knowledge, there have yet to be any investigations to assess underwater sound sources, soundscapes, and the potential impacts of anthropogenic sound on taxa in the Caspian Sea. In this paper, it has been argued that not only do we need to prioritize acoustic studies to understand the soundscape and bioacoustics criteria of the Caspian Sea, but also to assess the potential impacts of acoustic stimuli on aquatic animals at the individual and community level.https://ijerr.gau.ac.ir/article_6599_6d21e3877bdb5d83f78b7e0834771f2f.pdfthe caspian seaanthropogenic soundaquatic habitatssound impact |
| spellingShingle | Saeed Shafiei Sabet Sound pollution as a potential threat in The Caspian Sea: the need for underwater sound assessments Environmental Resources Research the caspian sea anthropogenic sound aquatic habitats sound impact |
| title | Sound pollution as a potential threat in The Caspian Sea: the need for underwater sound assessments |
| title_full | Sound pollution as a potential threat in The Caspian Sea: the need for underwater sound assessments |
| title_fullStr | Sound pollution as a potential threat in The Caspian Sea: the need for underwater sound assessments |
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| title_short | Sound pollution as a potential threat in The Caspian Sea: the need for underwater sound assessments |
| title_sort | sound pollution as a potential threat in the caspian sea the need for underwater sound assessments |
| topic | the caspian sea anthropogenic sound aquatic habitats sound impact |
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