Behavioral Response of Bean Goose ( Anser fabalis ) to Simulated Ship Noises at Lake
Wild animals are vulnerable to environmental noise. In wetlands, wintering waterbirds are easily disturbed by ship noises; however, the behavioral changes of waterbirds in response to different levels of noise are unclear. We simulated the acoustic environment created by ship movement to investigate...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ea18425ae72b4252832d3e54650e8cde 2023-05-15T13:30:09+02:00 Behavioral Response of Bean Goose ( Anser fabalis ) to Simulated Ship Noises at Lake Sujuan Wang Lizhi Zhou Jinzhou Cai Bo Jiang Wenbin Xu 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12040465 https://doaj.org/article/ea18425ae72b4252832d3e54650e8cde EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/4/465 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615 doi:10.3390/ani12040465 2076-2615 https://doaj.org/article/ea18425ae72b4252832d3e54650e8cde Animals, Vol 12, Iss 465, p 465 (2022) ship noise disturbance distance behavior response bean goose waterbrids Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12040465 2022-12-31T09:45:27Z Wild animals are vulnerable to environmental noise. In wetlands, wintering waterbirds are easily disturbed by ship noises; however, the behavioral changes of waterbirds in response to different levels of noise are unclear. We simulated the acoustic environment created by ship movement to investigate the effects of ship noise on foraging, vigilance, and flight behaviors of the wintering bean goose ( Anser fabalis ). In particular, we used a noise playback method to simulate the acoustic environment created by ship operations at various noise levels (i.e., background noise <50 dB, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 dB), distances from the noise (i.e., short <100 m, medium 100–200 m, and long distances 200–300 m), and noise duration (i.e., short 0–1 min, medium 2–3 min, and long 4–5 min). Results indicated that the noise intensity and interference distance had obvious influence on the bean geese behavior, but the noise duration had no effect. Smaller populations ( N ≤ 30) were more sensitive to noise interference. As the noise level increased, the frequency of foraging behavior decreased and the frequencies of vigilance and flight behaviors increased, particularly above 70 dB. For noises >70 dB at short disturbance distances and >80 dB at medium disturbance distances, flight behavior increased significantly. These findings suggested that ships should keep a distance of more than 200 m from waterbirds to reduce noise interference. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anser fabalis Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Animals 12 4 465 |
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Wild animals are vulnerable to environmental noise. In wetlands, wintering waterbirds are easily disturbed by ship noises; however, the behavioral changes of waterbirds in response to different levels of noise are unclear. We simulated the acoustic environment created by ship movement to investigate the effects of ship noise on foraging, vigilance, and flight behaviors of the wintering bean goose ( Anser fabalis ). In particular, we used a noise playback method to simulate the acoustic environment created by ship operations at various noise levels (i.e., background noise <50 dB, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 dB), distances from the noise (i.e., short <100 m, medium 100–200 m, and long distances 200–300 m), and noise duration (i.e., short 0–1 min, medium 2–3 min, and long 4–5 min). Results indicated that the noise intensity and interference distance had obvious influence on the bean geese behavior, but the noise duration had no effect. Smaller populations ( N ≤ 30) were more sensitive to noise interference. As the noise level increased, the frequency of foraging behavior decreased and the frequencies of vigilance and flight behaviors increased, particularly above 70 dB. For noises >70 dB at short disturbance distances and >80 dB at medium disturbance distances, flight behavior increased significantly. These findings suggested that ships should keep a distance of more than 200 m from waterbirds to reduce noise interference. |
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Behavioral Response of Bean Goose ( Anser fabalis ) to Simulated Ship Noises at Lake |
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