Ecoacoustic indices in marine ecosystems: a review on recent developments, challenges, and future directions

M Minello, L Calado, FC Xavier - ICES Journal of Marine …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
M Minello, L Calado, FC Xavier
ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2021academic.oup.com
Soundscape ecology has gained prominence in the monitoring of marine ecosystems due to
its non-invasive characteristics and spatiotemporal efficiency. However, the development of
ecoacoustic indices is a recent field that needs to address many challenges to fulfill its great
potential, especially in the context of marine ecology. Here, we reviewed the most recent
studies that used ecoacoustic indices in marine ecosystems. The literature search was
conducted in the Scopus (Elsevier) database and used the chain referral sampling in the list …
Abstract
Soundscape ecology has gained prominence in the monitoring of marine ecosystems due to its non-invasive characteristics and spatiotemporal efficiency. However, the development of ecoacoustic indices is a recent field that needs to address many challenges to fulfill its great potential, especially in the context of marine ecology. Here, we reviewed the most recent studies that used ecoacoustic indices in marine ecosystems. The literature search was conducted in the Scopus (Elsevier) database and used the chain referral sampling in the list of references of each publication. In total, we identified 27 publications that used ecoacoustic indices in marine environments such as coral reefs, rocky shores, coastal regions, and offshore regions. A total of four major limitations were identified and addressed, including: the challenge to find adequate acoustic bioindicators; the lack of a universal index or standardized protocol; the issue that most acoustic indices applied to marine environments have been developed to be used in terrestrial environments; and the lack of studies that have tested ecoacoustic indices under different environmental conditions. Once these challenges are addressed, the analysis of marine sound based on the interpretation of ecoacoustic indices has a great potential to become one of the most cost-effective tools for monitoring environments.
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