Human contributions to global soundscapes are less predictable than the acoustic rhythms of wildlife

Autor(en)

Panu Somervuo, Tomas Roslin, Brian L. Fisher, Bess Hardwick, Deirdre Kerdraon, Dimby Raharinjanahary, Eric Tsiriniaina Rajoelison, Patrik Lauha, Lukas Griem, Petteri Lehikoinen, Pekka Niittynen, Esko Piirainen, Markus Lumme, Ville Matti Riihikoski, Orlando Acevedo-Charry, Solny A. Adalsteinsson, Maaz Ahmad, Sandra Alcobia, Jón Aldará, Nigel R. Andrew, Sten Anslan, Alexandre Antonelli, Julieta Soledad Arena, Santiago Arroyo Almeida, Ines Aster, Hannu Autto, Anahi Aviles Gamboa, Joaquín Baixeras, Mario Baldauf, Rosario Balestrieri, Gaia Giedre Banelyte, Adrian Barrett, Pedro Beja, Thomas Olof Berg, Benjamin Bergerot, Elizabeth G. Biro, Pedro G. Blendinger, Loïc Bollache, Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, Stephane Boyer, Erika Bridell, Martyn Brotherson, Leslie Robert Brown, Hannah L. Buckley, Erika Buscardo, Nokuphila Buthelezi, Luciano Cagnolo, Alice Calvente, Giovanni Capobianco, Laura Carreón-Palau, Suzanne Carriere, Bradley S. Case, Jenyu Chang, Juan Matías Chaparro, Chi Ling Chen, Christine Chicoine, Madeleine Christensson, Francisco Collado Rosique, William Colom Montero, Ricardo do Sacramento da Fonseca, Luís P. Da Silva, Anamaria Dal Molin, Tad Dallas, Maria Carla de Francesco, Jorge Arturo Del Ángel-Rodríguez, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, Thomas Dirnböck, Ika Djukic, Philile Dladla, Jeremías Domínguez Masciale, Thiago Dorigo, Errol Douwes, Torbjørn Ekrem, Helena Enderskog, Charlotta Erefur, Muhammad Fahad, Mohsen Falahati-Anbaran, Arielle Farrell, Gabriel Ferland, Emanuele Ferrari, Axa Figueiredo, Fernando Forero, Inga Freiberga, Andrea Frosch-Radivo, Luis Alberto Ganchozo Intriago, Laura Garzoli, Paola Giacomotti, Andros T. Gianuca, Olivier Gilg, Vladimir Gilg, Fanney Gísladóttir, Ryan Glowacki, Brigitte Gottsberger, Jocelyn Gregoire, Elli Groner, Patrícia Guedes, Aimee Michelle Guile, Peter Haase, Fazal Hadi, Magdalena Haidegger, Leivur Janus Hansen, Lars Holst Hansen, Reid Harrop, Harald Havnås, David Herrera Báez, Chris C.Y. Ho, Denise Hohenbühel, Marketa Houska Tahadlova, Jari Hänninen, Linda Höglund, Kolbrún Í Haraldsstovu, Elise Imbeau, Jasmin Inkinen, Masae Iwamoto Ishihara, Abigail C. Jackson, Gunnar Jansson, Rohit Jha, Gerald Kager, Rhea Kahale, Oula Kalttopää, Elizabeth Wanjiru Karai, Dave Karlsson, Andrea Kaus-Thiel, Asghar Khan, Qaisar Khan, Keishi Kimoto, Shadrack Chumo Kipngetich, Clemens Klante, Leif Klemedtsson, Mårten Klinth, Janne Koskinen, Matti Kotakorpi, Agnes Katharina Kreiling, Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber, Erik Kristensen, Sebastian König, Silke Langenheder, Kalevi Laurila, Pascaline Le Gouar, Nicolas Lecomte, Erin Lecomte, Paula Moraes Leitman, Jorge L. León-Cortés, Daijiang Li, John Loehr, Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde, Mehsen Makari, Gabriela Giselle Mangini, Michael Maroschek, Vanessa A. Mata, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Thais Mazzafera, Paul G. McDonald, Laura Meinert, Mayra Meléndez-González, Angela M. Mendoza-Henao, Sebastien Moreau, Jérôme Moreau, Jesper Mosbacher, Esteban Moyer, Anna Mrazova, Samantha Mteshane, Nancy Wangari Mungai, Gema Muñoz Herraiz, Andrea Murillo-Vázquez, Simona Musazzi, Marko Mutanen, Jörg Müller, Rebeca Navarro Canales, Monica Ndlovu, Annegret Nicolai, Armin Niessner, Jenni Nordén, Paweł Nowak, Erin O’Connell, Arianna Orru, Thomas Pagnon, Yurani Nayive Pantoja-Diaz, Mikko Pentinsaari, Sebastian Pilloni, Adrian Pinder, Thiago A. Pinheiro, Sergei Põlme, Luke L. Powell, Gisela Pröll, Paola Pulido-Santacruz, Enrique Queralt, Mark Tristan Quilantang, Kirsty Quinlan, Ricardo Ramirez, Juha Rankinen, Micaela Del Valle Rasino, Rui Rebelo, Wolfram Remmers, Franziska Retz, Evelin Reyes, Gonzalo Rivas Torres, Hanna M.K. Rogers, Inês T. Rosário, Sidney Rosário Da Rosàrio da Costa, Tobias Rütting, Johannes Sahlstén, Carole Saliba, Teppo Salmirinne, Katerina Sam, Douglas Santos, Margarida Santos-Reis, Michel Sawan, Benjamin Schattanek-Wiesmair, Pauliina Schiestl-Aalto, Niels Martin Schmidt, Sebastian Seibold, Rupert Seidl, Linda Seifert, Malibongwe Sithole, Elise Sivault, Jessica Smart, Ireneusz Smerczyński, Ayaka Soda, Renata S. Sousa-Lima, Angela Stanisci, Margaret C. Stanley, Daleen Steenkamp, Elisa Stengel, Stefan Stoll, Willem Maartin Strauss, Elisabeth Stur, Maija Sujala, Janne Sundell, Jónína Svavarsdóttir, Leho Tedersoo, Saana Tepsa, Maor Tiko Tikochinsky, Esa Pekka Tuominen, Stefanie Tweraser, Catalina Ulloa Espinosa, Joni Uusitalo, Mikko Vallinmäki, Fabrice Vannier, Abigail Varela, Emma Vatka, Silja Veikkolainen, Karl Vernes, Phillip C. Watts, Per Weslien, Ciara Wirth, Jana Helga Wisniewski, Amanda B. Young, Robyn Övergaard, Otso Ovaskainen

Abstrakt

Across the world, human (anthropophonic) sounds add to sounds of biological (biophonic) and geophysical (geophonic) origin, with human contributions including both speech and technophony (sounds of technological devices). To characterize society’s contribution to the global soundscapes, we used passive acoustic recorders at 139 sites across 6 continents, sampling both urban green spaces and nearby pristine sites continuously for 3 years in a paired design. Recordings were characterized by bird species richness and by 14 complementary acoustic indices. By relating each index to seasonal, diurnal, climatic and anthropogenic factors, we show here that latitude, time of day and day of year each predict a substantial proportion of variation in key metrics of biophony—whereas anthropophony (speech and traffic) show less predictable patterns. Compared to pristine sites, the soundscape of urban green spaces is more dominated by technophony and less diverse in terms of acoustic energy across frequencies and time steps, with less instances of quiet. We conclude that the global soundscape is formed from a highly predictable rhythm in biophony, with added noise from geophony and anthropophony. At urban sites, animals experience an increasingly noisy background of sound, which poses challenges to efficient communication.

Organisation(en)

Department für Botanik und Biodiversitätsforschung, Institut für Klassische Archäologie, Department für Evolutionsbiologie

Externe Organisation(en)

University of Helsinki, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Madagascar Biodiversity Center, California Academy of Sciences, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden – Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, Florida Museum of Natural History, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander Von Humboldt, Washington University in St. Louis, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Companhia das Lezírias S.A., Universidade de Lisboa, Faroe Islands National Museum (Tjóðsavnið), Southern Cross University, University of Tartu, University of Jyväskylä, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, University of Gothenburg, University of Oxford, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Universitat de València, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Conservation and Attractions, Universidade do Porto, Fundação Antonelli Brasil, Université Rennes-I, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Université Marie & Louis Pasteur, Groupe De Recherche en Ecologie Arctique, European Forest Institute, Université Saint-Joseph, Université François-Rabelais, Uppsala University, Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, University of South Africa (UNISA), Auckland University of Technology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, eThekwini Municipality, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Dissemination and Environmental Education (ARDEA), S. C. (CIBNOR), Government of the Northwest Territories, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Université de Moncton, Canada Research Chair in Polar and Boreal Ecology & Centre d’Études Nordiques, Servici Devesa-Albufera, Monte Pico Association, University of South Carolina, Columbia, Università degli Studi del Molise, Colectivo de Académicos Sudcalifornianos A.C., Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Umweltbundesamt, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) , International School and College of Cordoba, University of Guelph, IRSA Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, Universidade de Brasília, Reserva Natural y Cascadas Los Tucanes, Czech Academy of Sciences, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Agricultural University of Iceland, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Wek’èezhìi Renewable Resources Board, Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Universität Duisburg-Essen, University of Malakand (UOM), Naturpark Karwendel, Aarhus University, Station Linne, Taxonomy Team, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice , University of Turku, Field Science Education and Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Louisiana State University, Alexandria, Stadt Wien, Egerton University, Nationalparkamt Hunsrück-Hochwald, Government Degree College Totakan, SITES (Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Sciences), Sweden Water Research AB, Lund University, Technische Universität München, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, Centre d’Études Nordiques, Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), INRA - Institut national de la recherche agronomique, University of New England, Université de Bourgogne, Centre d’études biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), Norwegian Polar Institute, WILDTRUST, Agricultores de la Vega SA, University of Oulu, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald, Living Lab CLEF, Panguana Foundation, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), University of Warsaw, Fundación Universitaria de Popayán, Canadian National Collection of Insects (Arachnids and Nematodes), Biodiversity Initiative, Del Rosario University, Tagis—Centro de Conservação das Borboletas de Portugal, Hochschule Trier, CIAT—Centro de Investigação Agronómica e Tecnologia, Lebanese Association for Migratory Birds, Technische Universität Dresden, North Slave Métis Alliance, Kyoto University, University of Auckland, King Saud University, Kalkalpen National Park, University College London, BirdLife International

Journal

Nature Ecology and Evolution

Band

9

Seiten

1585-1598

Anzahl der Seiten

14

ISSN

2397-334X

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02786-5

Publikationsdatum

09-2025

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

106008 Botanik, 106042 Systematische Botanik, 106012 Evolutionsforschung, 106030 Pflanzenökologie

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden

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