Sound is an important sensory modality for marine organisms, especially because other senses (vision, smell or taste) may be limited due to information loss in marine ecosystems. The knowledge of the biological significance of sound perception and production in marine invertebrates is scarce. While in some species these sounds may be generated for communication purposes (territorial, social and sexual behavior, species recognition), it is generally considered that they are produced as a reaction to environmental stressors (predators – prey, alarm or stress reactions). Similarly, hearing sensitivity and its related behavioral patterns are little known.
Marine invertebrates play a central role in food webs and ecosystem services, as well as represent an important economical resource. Recent findings have shown that invertebrates are sensitive to anthropogenic noise and indicate that this sensitivity may have a direct consequence on ocean biodiversity, placing them as direct indicators of ocean health. There is a clear need for more research to progressively assess the risks generated by noise exposure and to identify the gaps in knowledge on the potential effects that noise exposure may trigger in marine invertebrates
This Research Topic aims to collect a series of studies regarding marine invertebrate bioacoustics. Manuscripts submitted to this Research Topic should include or consider the role of sound in marine invertebrates. The scope of this Research Topic covers, but is not limited to, the following themes and questions:
• Anatomy and morphology of marine invertebrate sound sensory systems.
• Marine invertebrate sound production
• Marine invertebrate sound reception
• Sound effects on marine invertebrates (physical, behavioral and physiological effects)
• Sound effects on marine invertebrate early stages
• Sound effects on marine invertebrate populations, communities, and ecosystems
• Large-scale/long-term field and laboratory studies on marine invertebrates' sound sensitivity
• Adaptation and habituation to long-term noise exposure or potential recovery from chronic noise exposure effects on marine invertebrates
• Characterisation of the local soundscapes produced by marine invertebrates
• Interactions between different changing environmental factors and noise effects on marine invertebrates
• Acoustic metrics and methods for marine invertebrate bioacoustics analysis
Sound is an important sensory modality for marine organisms, especially because other senses (vision, smell or taste) may be limited due to information loss in marine ecosystems. The knowledge of the biological significance of sound perception and production in marine invertebrates is scarce. While in some species these sounds may be generated for communication purposes (territorial, social and sexual behavior, species recognition), it is generally considered that they are produced as a reaction to environmental stressors (predators – prey, alarm or stress reactions). Similarly, hearing sensitivity and its related behavioral patterns are little known.
Marine invertebrates play a central role in food webs and ecosystem services, as well as represent an important economical resource. Recent findings have shown that invertebrates are sensitive to anthropogenic noise and indicate that this sensitivity may have a direct consequence on ocean biodiversity, placing them as direct indicators of ocean health. There is a clear need for more research to progressively assess the risks generated by noise exposure and to identify the gaps in knowledge on the potential effects that noise exposure may trigger in marine invertebrates
This Research Topic aims to collect a series of studies regarding marine invertebrate bioacoustics. Manuscripts submitted to this Research Topic should include or consider the role of sound in marine invertebrates. The scope of this Research Topic covers, but is not limited to, the following themes and questions:
• Anatomy and morphology of marine invertebrate sound sensory systems.
• Marine invertebrate sound production
• Marine invertebrate sound reception
• Sound effects on marine invertebrates (physical, behavioral and physiological effects)
• Sound effects on marine invertebrate early stages
• Sound effects on marine invertebrate populations, communities, and ecosystems
• Large-scale/long-term field and laboratory studies on marine invertebrates' sound sensitivity
• Adaptation and habituation to long-term noise exposure or potential recovery from chronic noise exposure effects on marine invertebrates
• Characterisation of the local soundscapes produced by marine invertebrates
• Interactions between different changing environmental factors and noise effects on marine invertebrates
• Acoustic metrics and methods for marine invertebrate bioacoustics analysis
