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"Nurturing a forest ecosystem back to life after it’s been logged is not always
easy.
It can take a lot of hard work and careful monitoring to ensure biodiversity
thrives again. But monitoring biodiversity can be costly, intrusive and
resource-intensive. That’s where ecological acoustic survey methods, or
“ecoacoustics”, come into play.
Indeed, the planet sings. Think of birds calling, bats echolocating, tree
leaves fluttering in the breeze, frogs croaking and bush crickets stridulating.
We live in a euphonious theatre of life.
Even the creatures in the soil beneath our feet emit unique vibrations as they
navigate through the earth to commute, hunt, feed and mate.
Eavesdropping on this subterranean cacophony using special microphones can
provide researchers with important insights into ecosystem health. Our new
study published in
Restoration Ecology shows ecoacoustics can provide an
effective way of monitoring biodiversity in soil and in the forest it
supports."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
