Call for marine scientists working on the effects of anthropogenic noise!
If you would like to attend the Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans next year (18-23 February), we want your submissions in our session CC008:
Marine ecosystems under anthropogenic noise pressure.
The abstract deadline is Wednesday 13 September!
More information on our session:
website link: https://agu.confex.com/agu/OSM24/prelim.cgi/Session/195511
Topic area: Climate
and Ocean Change
Primary chair & co-chair: Justine
Couboules & Emilie Rojas (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Norway ,
; m("ntnu.no","emilie.rojas");">
)
Summary: Anthropogenic
noise in the ocean is generated by a wide variety of human activities such as commercial ships, boats, fishing, recreational activities, all of which are most likely to increase in the future, along with the demographic growth. As a result, the ambient noise
level in the ocean has increased by at least 20 dB in recent years. Since sound can propagate underwater easily over long ranges, anthropogenic noise is now recognized as a ubiquitous pollutant that can dominate ambient sounds in various ecosystems. Human-generated
noise can overlap with biological signals used for communication, reproductive success, predation, or territorial defences. Consequently, it can yield negative effects on the anatomy, physiology, and/or behaviour of different marine organisms, from invertebrates
to vertebrates. This session aims to gather researchers investigating the impact of anthropogenic noise on a wide range of trophic levels, to better understand how marine ecosystems respond to this particular human-related perturbation. This will be an opportunity
to share results, skills and knowledge from different fields of research and discuss on this timely topic.
Best,
Justine Courboulès & Emilie Rojas
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------