In situ behavioural responses to boat noise exposure of Gobius cruentatus (Gmelin, 1789; fam. Gobiidae) and Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758; fam. Pomacentridae) living in a Marine Protected Area

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 386, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 125-132

  Picciulin, Marta ^a,d   Sebastianutto, Linda ^b   Codarin, Antonio ^a   Farina, Angelo ^c   Ferrero, Enrico A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d WWF   (Italy)

Author keywords

Marine Protected Areas; Noise pollution; Playback; Time budget analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; NEST SITE; NOISE POLLUTION; PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EFFECT; PROTECTED AREA; SOUND VELOCITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; THRESHOLD; VIDEOGRAPHY;

FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; ITALY; MIRAMARE MARINE PROTECTED AREA;

ANIMALIA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; GOBIIDAE; GOBIUS CRUENTATUS; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 77950284886     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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