It's time to listen: there is much to be learned from the sounds of tropical ecosystems

Jessica L Deichmann; Orlando Acevedo-Charry; Leah Barclay; Zuzana Burivalova; Marconi Campos-Cerqueira; Fernando d'Horta; Edward T Game; Benjamin L Gottesman; Patrick J Hart; Kalan, Ammie, K; Simon Linke; Leandro Do Nascimento; Bryan Pijanowski; Erica Staaterman; T Mitchell Aide

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It's time to listen: there is much to be learned from the sounds of tropical ecosystems

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It's time to listen: there is much to be learned from the sounds of tropical ecosystems

Jessica L Deichmann, Orlando Acevedo-Charry, Leah Barclay, Zuzana Burivalova, Marconi Campos-Cerqueira, Fernando d'Horta, Edward T Game, Benjamin L Gottesman, Patrick J Hart, Kalan, Ammie, K, …

Biotropica, Vol.50(5), pp.713-718

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12593

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conservation technology

ecoacoustics

passive acoustic monitoring

soundscape

Knowledge that can be gained from acoustic data collection in tropical ecosystems is low-hanging fruit. There is every reason to record and with every day, there are fewer excuses not to do it. In recent years, the cost of acoustic recorders has decreased substantially (some can be purchased for under US $50, e.g., Hill et al . 2018) and the technology needed to store and analyze acoustic data is continuously improving (e.g., Corrada Bravo et al . 2017, Xie et al . 2017). Soundscape recordings provide a permanent record of a site at a given time and contain a wealth of invaluable and irreplaceable information. Although challenges remain, failure to collect acoustic data now in tropical ecosystems would represent a failure to future generations of tropical researchers and the citizens that benefit from ecological research. In this commentary, we (1) argue for the need to increase acoustic monitoring in tropical systems; (2) describe the types of research questions and conservation issues that can be addressed with passive acoustic monitoring (PAM ) using both short-and long-term data in terrestrial and freshwater habitats; and (3) present an initial plan for establishing a global repository of tropical recordings.

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Title: It's time to listen: there is much to be learned from the sounds of tropical ecosystems
Authors: Jessica L Deichmann (Corresponding Author) - National Zoological Park
Orlando Acevedo-Charry (Author) - Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Leah Barclay (Author) - Griffith University
Zuzana Burivalova (Author) - Princeton University
Marconi Campos-Cerqueira (Author) - Sieve Analytics (Puerto Rico)
Fernando d'Horta (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Edward T Game (Author) - The Nature Conservancy (Australia)
Benjamin L Gottesman (Author) - Purdue University
Patrick J Hart (Author) - University of Hawaii at Hilo
Kalan, Ammie, K (Author) - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Simon Linke (Author) - Griffith University
Leandro Do Nascimento (Author) - Utah State University
Bryan Pijanowski (Author) - Purdue University
Erica Staaterman (Author) - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
T Mitchell Aide (Author) - Sieve Analytics (Puerto Rico)
Publication details: Biotropica, Vol.50(5), pp.713-718
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1111/btp.12593
ISSN: 1744-7429; 1744-7429
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Creative Industries - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450830902621
Output Type: Journal article
Research Statement: false

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