Abstract
Three passive listening surveys have been carried out in two of the three Venice lagoon tide inlets and inside the Venice island. The spectral content and the intensity level of the underwater noise as well as the presence or absence of Sciaena umbra and the distribution of its different sound patterns have been investigated in all the recording sites. The passive listening proved to be successful in detecting S. umbra drumming sounds in both Venice lagoon tide inlets. Our results indicate that the spectral content and the level of underwater noise pollution in the Venice lagoon could affect fish acoustic communication.
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We are grateful to Dr. Maurizio Spoto, director of the WWF Miramare Natural Marine Reserve (Trieste, Italy), for the technical support to this research and to Laurence Manning for valuable comments on the present manuscript and revision of the English.
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Bolgan, M., Picciulin, M., Codarin, A., Fiorin, R., Zucchetta, M., Malavasi, S. (2016). Is the Venice Lagoon Noisy? First Passive Listening Monitoring of the Venice Lagoon: Possible Effects on the Typical Fish Community. In: Popper, A., Hawkins, A. (eds) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 875. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_10
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