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Animal behavior plays a vital role in shaping ecosystem processes, yet is increasingly disrupted by anthropogenic environmental change. On coral reefs, planktivorous fishes contribute to nutrient cycling through diel patterns of foraging and fecal deposition, potentially influencing coral health and microbial dynamics. Although noise pollution is known to affect the behavior of planktivorous reef fishes, its effects on fecal deposition have not been considered to date. The authors highlight a previously unrecognized mechanism by which anthropogenic noise could affect coral reef ecosystem function and underscore the need to consider the follow-on effects of behavioral disruption on associated biological processes more broadly.

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Potential Effects of Noise on Nutrient Cycling on Coral Reefs

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  • 出版模式：

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年

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  • Sophie L. Nedelec,
  • Miles J. G. Parsons,
  • Evie M. Croxford,
  • W. E. Feeney,
  • M. G. Meekan,
  • R. M. Brooker

摘要

Animal behavior plays a vital role in shaping ecosystem processes, yet is increasingly disrupted by anthropogenic environmental change. On coral reefs, planktivorous fishes contribute to nutrient cycling through diel patterns of foraging and fecal deposition, potentially influencing coral health and microbial dynamics. Although noise pollution is known to affect the behavior of planktivorous reef fishes, its effects on fecal deposition have not been considered to date. The authors highlight a previously unrecognized mechanism by which anthropogenic noise could affect coral reef ecosystem function and underscore the need to consider the follow-on effects of behavioral disruption on associated biological processes more broadly.