A Systematic Review of Anthropogenic Noise Impact on Avian Species

Engel, Margret S.; Young, Robert J.; Davies, William J.; Waddington, David; Wood, Michael D.

Abstract

Purpose of review: This study aims to investigate anthropogenic noise impact on avian species by means of a systematic review of literature.

Recent findings: Based on previous anthropogenic noise impact frameworks, it was possible to: clarify the impacts of noise on birds; optimise the existing frameworks with findings produced over 44 years; recategorise noise impacts into more appropriate categories, indicating which are the positive and negatives, as well as acute and chronic impacts caused by anthropogenic noise; provide a significant cluster model of anthropogenic noise impacts on avian species subdivided into impacts on ‘Behaviour’ and ‘Communication/Perception’ (Cluster 1) and ‘Physiology’ (Cluster 2); and show how avian hearing frequency range overlaps noise source frequency range.

Summary: This research adopted the database of Peacock et al. [1, 2] regarding avian species due to its vast coverage across taxa. A systematic literature review of 50 peer-reviewed papers about anthropogenic noise impact on birds was undertaken. A Two-Step Cluster analysis was calculated, showing the data subdivided into two clusters. Cluster 1 (76.9%) showed behavioural responses mainly composed of negative and auditory perception and communication impacts, presenting positive or negative noise impacts. Cluster 2 (23.1%) mainly showed negative impacts on physiological outcomes caused by traffic, anthropogenic, and background noise.

Citation

Engel, M. S., Young, R. J., Davies, W. J., Waddington, D., & Wood, M. D. (2024). A Systematic Review of Anthropogenic Noise Impact on Avian Species. Current Pollution Reports, 10(4), 684-709. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-024-00329-3

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 23, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Sep 11, 2024
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2024
• Deposit Date: Oct 2, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 2, 2024
• Journal: Current Pollution Reports
• Publisher: Springer
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 684-709
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-024-00329-3
• Keywords: Behaviour, Noise impact, Auditory perception, Birds, Communication, Physiology