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The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II pp 901–907Cite as

Beyond a Simple Effect: Variable and Changing Responses to Anthropogenic Noise

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 875))

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A growing number of experimental studies have demonstrated that exposure to anthropogenic noise can affect the behavior and physiology of a variety of aquatic organisms. However, work in other fields suggests that responses are likely to differ between species, individuals, and situations and across time. We suggest that issues such as interspecific and intrapopulation variation, context dependency, repeated exposure and prior experience, and recovery and compensation need to be considered if we are to gain a full understanding of the impacts of this global pollutant.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to the Department for Environment, Food, & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB), Marine Scotland, Subacoustech, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Aware, and the University of Bristol for funding our research and facilitating our discussions.

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK

    Andrew N. Radford, Julia Purser, Rick Bruintjes, Irene K. Voellmy, Matthew A. Wale & Sophie Holles

  2. Department of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK

    Kirsty A. Everley & Stephen D. Simpson

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Radford, A.N. et al. (2016). Beyond a Simple Effect: Variable and Changing Responses to Anthropogenic Noise. In: Popper, A., Hawkins, A. (eds) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 875. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_111

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