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ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018

The possible effects of anthropogenic acoustic pollution on marine mammals' reproduction: an emerging threat to animal extinction.

Ghulam Nabi, Richard William McLaughlin, Yujiang Hao, Kexiong Wang, Xianyuan Zeng, Suliman Khan, Ding Wang

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Review in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Neurobehavioral Alterations from Noise Exposure in Animals: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  2. Reproductive Science Methods for Marine Mammals.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  3. Influence of vessel disturbance on Pacific harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena vomerina) echolocation.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ghulam NabiInstitute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China.
Richard William McLaughlinGeneral Studies, Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI, 53144, USA.
Yujiang HaoInstitute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China. hao.yj@ihb.ac.cn.
Kexiong WangInstitute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China.
Xianyuan ZengInstitute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China.
Suliman KhanInstitute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China.
Ding WangInstitute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China. wangd@ihb.ac.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For about 119 species of cetaceans and other aquatic animals, sound is the key source of learning about the environment, navigation, communication, foraging, and avoiding predators. However, in the recent era, the introduction of large quantities of anthropogenic noise into the ocean has significantly altered the ocean's acoustic environment. The anthropogenic noises travel very long distances, blanketing enormous areas. This can affect cetaceans, either by direct killing or compromising hearing, navigation, communication, predation, as well as normal behaviors. It has been suggested that acoustic pollution could possibly negatively affect cetacean reproduction, which is harmful for endangered and threatened species. However, it is still unknown how acoustic pollution can suppress cetacean reproduction. This is the first comprehensive review article, which focuses on the possible consequences affecting the reproduction of marine mammals resulting from acoustic pollution.

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Environmental ExposureExtinction, BiologicalNoiseOceans and SeasAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCetaceaHumansMammalsReproductionAnthropogenicCetaceanNavigationNoiseOceanReproduction

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