Do Decibels Matter? A Review of Effects of Traffic Noise on Terrestrial Small Mammals and Bats

• Autorzy: Bednarz Paula Antonina

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2020.68.4.005

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Noise generated by human activities has increased over the last decades as a result of human population growth, global transport and urbanization. The understanding of the effect of noise on different animal populations is mandatory to help making informed decisions in the field of natural resource management. While managers often focus on rare, charismatic species, it is important to examine the effects of noise on species that are common because abundant species have strong ecological impacts. This paper describes the influence of traffic noise on representatives of two orders of mammals: rodents and bats. I reviewed field and laboratory studies that inspected the influence of traffic noise on the following aspects of rodent and bat ecology: (1) activity and behaviour, (2) abundance and habitat use, and (3) foraging. Bats tended to be negatively affected by traffic noise, although certain species demonstrated a considerable degree of tolerance to this disturbance. The effects of traffic noise on rodents were more varied, but typically consisted of detrimental changes in vigilance-foraging trade-off. However, research on rodents appears biased towards social species which rely on alarm calls for protection.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

anthropogenic noise; mammals; noise disturbance

PL

hałas antropogeniczny; ssaki; zakłócenia hałasu

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 68, nr 4
• Strony: 323--333
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 63 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Bednarz Paula Antonina

• Department of Systematic Zoology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego str. 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland

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