Naslov
First assessment of underwater sound levels in the Northern Adriatic Sea at the basin scale

Autori
Petrizzo, Antonio ; Barbanti, Andrea ; Barfucci, Giulia ; Bastianini, Mauro ; Biagiotti, Ilaria ; Bosi, Sofia ; Centurelli, Michele ; Chavanne, Robert ; Codarin, Antonio ; Costantini, Ilaria ; Cukrov Car, Marinela ; Dadić, Vlado ; Falcieri, Francesco M. ; Falkner, Raffaela ; Farella, Giulio ; Felli, Mario ; Ferrarin, Christian ; Folegot, Thomas ; Gallou, Roger ; Galvez, Daphnie ; Ghezzo, Michol ; Kruss, Aleksandra ; Leonori, Iole ; Menegon, Stefano ; Mihanović, Hrvoje ; Muslim, Stipe ; Pari, Alice ; Pari, Sauro ; Picciulin, Marta ; Pleslić, Grgur ; Radulović, Marko ; Rako-Gospić, Nikolina ; Sabbatini, Davide ; Soldano, Giulia ; Tęgowski, Jarosław ; Vučur-Blazinić, Tihana ; Vukadin, Predrag ; Zdroik, Jakub ; Madricardo, Fantina

Izvornik
Scientific data (2052-4463) 10 (2023); 137, 10

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
NEMA

Sažetak
The protection of marine habitats from human- generated underwater noise is an emerging challenge. Baseline information on sound levels, however, is poorly available, especially in the Mediterranean Sea. To bridge this knowledge gap, the SOUNDSCAPE project ran a basin-scale, cross- national, long-term underwater monitoring in the Northern Adriatic Sea. A network of nine monitoring stations, characterized by different natural conditions and anthropogenic pressures, ensured acoustic data collection from March 2020 to June 2021, including the full lockdown period related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Calibrated stationary recorders featured with an omnidirectional Neptune Sonar D60 Hydrophone recorded continuously 24 h a day (48 kHz sampling rate, 16 bit resolution). Data were analysed to Sound Pressure Levels (SPLs) with a specially developed and validated processing app. Here, we release the dataset composed of 20 and 60 seconds averaged SPLs (one-third octave, base 10) output files and a Python script to postprocess them. This dataset represents a benchmark for scientists and policymakers addressing the risk of noise impacts on marine fauna in the Mediterranean Sea and worldwide.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti

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