Using acoustic indices in ecology: Guidance on study design, analyses and interpretation

T Bradfer‐Lawrence, C Desjonqueres… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rise of passive acoustic monitoring and the rapid growth in large audio datasets is
driving the development of analysis methods that allow ecological inferences to be drawn …

Applications and advances in acoustic monitoring for infectious disease epidemiology

E Johnson, M Campos-Cerqueira, A Jumail… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
Emerging infectious diseases continue to pose a significant burden on global public health,
and there is a critical need to better understand transmission dynamics arising at the …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the relationship between the soundscape and the environment: A systematic review

K Turlington, AF Suárez-Castro, D Teixeira, S Linke… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The soundscape encompasses all biological, geophysical, and anthropogenic sounds in an
environment and serves as an important communication medium for biota. While macro …

Acoustic indices perform better when applied at ecologically meaningful time and frequency scales

OC Metcalf, J Barlow, C Devenish… - Methods in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Acoustic indices are increasingly employed in the analysis of soundscapes to ascertain
biodiversity value. However, conflicting results and lack of consensus on best practices for …

Poor performance of acoustic indices as proxies for bird diversity in a fragmented Amazonian landscape

T Bicudo, D Llusia, M Anciães, D Gil - Ecological Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiversity loss is rampant worldwide, particularly in tropical regions like the Amazon. In the
last decade, acoustic indices have been proposed as a rapid method for biodiversity …

Soundscapes of urban parks: An innovative approach for ecosystem monitoring and adaptive management

Y Zhao, S Sheppard, Z Sun, Z Hao, J Jin, Z Bai… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban foresters are addressing the challenge of urban biodiversity loss through
management plans in the context of rapid urbanization. Protecting the integrity of the urban …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the Soundscape: How filters change acoustic indices

EB Hyland, A Schulz, JE Quinn - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring biodiversity can be time consuming and costly. Automated recording units
(ARUs) have rapidly emerged as an efficient and cost-effective tool for measuring …

Passive acoustic monitoring and automatic detection of diel patterns and acoustic structure of howler monkey roars

LA Do Nascimento, C Pérez-Granados, KH Beard - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nighttime studies are underrepresented in ecological research. Even well-known behaviors,
such as the loud call of howler monkeys, are rarely studied at night. Our goal was to help fill …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of recording devices and environmental noise on acoustic index scores: Implications for bird sound-based assessments

C Zhang, Y Zhang, X Zheng, X Gao, Z Hao - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Passive acoustic monitoring serves as a minimally invasive and effective method for
biodiversity assessment, particularly in bird monitoring through the application of acoustic …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between acoustic indices, elevation, and vegetation, in a forest plot network of southern China

YF Chen, Y Luo, C Mammides, KF Cao, S Zhu… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
An emerging method of monitoring biodiversity is through the use of audio recordings, often
made by autonomous recording units. Acoustic indices have been developed to estimate …