title: Noise-Dependent Fish Distribution in Kelp Beds.
abstract: The marine marbled rockfish Sebastiscus marmoratus is dependent on kelp beds and rocks for survival and reproduction. We found that sound production and hearing sensitivity in S. marmoratus are closely matched in the frequency domain. We also found that the juvenile rockfish prefers the habitat of the larger macroalgae Sargassum horueri rather than the habitat containing the smaller algae Ulva pertusa where the adult rockfish prefers to live. Our underwater noise recording data from these two habitats indicate that their spectra of the background noise have different values. The results suggest that the acoustic cues may be critical for pelagic larvae when selecting the preferential habitat in which to settle.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. zhang_xuguang@163.com.|Institute for Marine Biosystem and Neuroscience, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. zhang_xuguang@163.com.|International Center for Marine Studies, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. zhang_xuguang@163.com.
authors.forename: Xuguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. hy-guo@shou.edu.cn.|Institute for Marine Biosystem and Neuroscience, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. hy-guo@shou.edu.cn.|International Center for Marine Studies, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. hy-guo@shou.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hongy
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, 201306, Shanghai, China. zh_wang@shou.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhenhua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: International Center for Marine Studies, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. yjpan@shou.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yingjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. jksong@shou.edu.cn.|Institute for Marine Biosystem and Neuroscience, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. jksong@shou.edu.cn.|International Center for Marine Studies, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 HuchengHuan Road, Lingang, Pudong New District, 201306, Shanghai, China. jksong@shou.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jiakun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology*; D044423:Kelp / Q000502:physiology*; D009622:Noise; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012623:Seawater
keywords: Auditory evoked potential; Habitat type; Rockfish; Settlement; Underwater noise