title: The Good, The Bad, and The Distant: Soundscape Cues for Larval Fish.
abstract: Coral reef noise is an important navigation cue for settling reef fish larvae and can thus potentially affect reef population dynamics. Recent evidence has shown that fish are able to discriminate between the soundscapes of different types of habitat (e.g., mangrove and reef). In this study, we investigated whether discernible acoustic differences were present between sites within the same coral reef system. Differences in sound intensity and transient content were found between sites, but site-dependent temporal variation was also present. We discuss the implications of these findings for settling fish larvae.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK. jjbpie@essex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Julius J B
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Piercy
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK. djsmitc@essex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK. codling@essex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Codling
authors.affiliation: University of Derby, Derby, DE22 1GB, UK. a.hill@derby.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK. s.simspon@exeter.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003463:Cues; D017753:Ecosystem; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology*; D005843:Geography; D007214:Indonesia; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D013016:Sound; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Biophony; Coral reef; Demersal fish; Larval recruitment; Underwater soundscape