Boat noise prevents soundscape-based habitat selection by coral planulae Lecchini, David, Bertucci, Frédéric, Gache, Camille, Khalife, Adam, Besson, Marc, Roux, Natacha, Berthe, Cecile, Singh, Shubha, Parmentier, Eric, Nugues, Maggy M., Brooker, Rohan M., Dixson, Danielle L. and Hédouin, Laetitia 2018, Boat noise prevents soundscape-based habitat selection by coral planulae, Scientific reports, vol. 8, no. 1, doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27674-w. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads brooker-boatnoiseprevents-2018.pdf Published version application/pdf 1.21MB 31 Title Boat noise prevents soundscape-based habitat selection by coral planulae Author(s) Lecchini, David Bertucci, Frédéric Gache, Camille Khalife, Adam Besson, Marc Roux, Natacha Berthe, Cecile Singh, Shubha Parmentier, Eric Nugues, Maggy M. Brooker, Rohan M. orcid.org/0000-0001-8739-6914 Dixson, Danielle L. Hédouin, Laetitia Journal name Scientific reports Volume number 8 Issue number 1 Article ID 9283 Total pages 9 Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2018-12 ISSN 2045-2322 Summary Understanding the relationship between coral reef condition and recruitment potential is vital for the development of effective management strategies that maintain coral cover and biodiversity. Coral larvae (planulae) have been shown to use certain sensory cues to orient towards settlement habitats (e.g. the odour of live crustose coralline algae - CCA). However, the influence of auditory cues on coral recruitment, and any effect of anthropogenic noise on this process, remain largely unknown. Here, we determined the effect of protected reef (MPA), exploited reef (non-MPA) soundscapes, and a source of anthropogenic noise (boat) on the habitat preference for live CCA over dead CCA in the planula of two common Indo-Pacific coral species (Pocillopora damicornis and Acropora cytherea). Soundscapes from protected reefs significantly increased the phonotaxis of planulae of both species towards live CCA, especially when compared to boat noise. Boat noise playback prevented this preferential selection of live CCA as a settlement substrate. These results suggest that sources of anthropogenic noise such as motor boat can disrupt the settlement behaviours of coral planulae. Acoustic cues should be accounted for when developing management strategies aimed at maximizing larval recruitment to coral reefs. Language eng DOI 10.1038/s41598-018-27674-w HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Grant ID Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR-11-JSV7-012-01) IRCP-SNH-SPDD grant 2017 Copyright notice ©2018, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30113412 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (open access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 10 Sep 2018, 14:32:57 EST Mon, 10 Sep 2018, 14:57:56 EST Mon, 10 Sep 2018, 15:00:58 EST Wed, 03 Oct 2018, 14:08:43 EST Thu, 04 Oct 2018, 06:03:18 EST Thu, 04 Oct 2018, 14:10:44 EST Thu, 04 Oct 2018, 14:15:42 EST Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 16:26:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 93 Abstract Views, 32 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 03 Oct 2018, 14:08:43 EST

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