Invasive marine species found to be attracted to boat noise
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from Australia and New Zealand has found that sounds emitted by boats in port attract invasive marine species. In their paper published in the journal Biofouling, the team describes how they conducted sound experiments along with boat inspections to learn more about the habits of fouling larvae and their preferences and discovered that the noise generated by boats is similar to that of natural reefs.