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Assessment of sound attenuation by submerged aquatic vegetation in shallow freshwaters

2025· article· en· W4412433118 on OpenAlex

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Bibliographic record

VenueApplied Acoustics · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEarth and Planetary Sciences
TopicUnderwater Acoustics Research
Canadian institutionsMinistère des Ressources naturelles et des ForêtsUniversité du Québec en Outaouais
FundersQuébec Ministère du Développement Durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte Contre les Changements ClimatiquesUniversité du Québec en Outaouais
KeywordsSound (geography)AttenuationAcoustic attenuationEnvironmental scienceVegetation (pathology)Waves and shallow waterGeologyOceanographyPhysics

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Acoustic propagation measurements were conducted in the shallow freshwater of Lake St. Pierre, a widening of the St. Lawrence River between Montréal and Trois-Rivières. Two (2) calibrated acoustic projectors were used to cover a mid-to-high frequency range between 2-60 . Sites across the lake were selected to span a broad gradient of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) density, estimated semi-quantitatively through effective percent cover, to evaluate its impact on sound attenuation. Vegetation-induced excess propagation loss over 10 ranged from near 0 re 1 at sparsely vegetated sites to approximately 60 re 1 where SAV dominated the O 2 -supersaturated water column. The strongest attenuation occurred between 15-17 , consistent with the resonance scattering of sub-millimetric photosynthetic air bubbles. However, measurable attenuation across a wider frequency band suggests a broader distribution of bubble sizes and additional vegetation-related mechanisms. This study highlights the potential role of SAV in attenuating mid- to high-frequency acoustic energy, which may contribute to noise mitigation in freshwater ecosystems hosting a wide diversity of aquatic species.

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