Acoustic indices as proxies for biodiversity: a meta‐analysis

I Alcocer, H Lima, LSM Sugai, D Llusia - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As biodiversity decreases worldwide, the development of effective techniques to track
changes in ecological communities becomes an urgent challenge. Together with other …

Passive acoustic monitoring provides a fresh perspective on fundamental ecological questions

SRPJ Ross, DP O'Connell, JL Deichmann… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) has emerged as a transformative tool for applied
ecology, conservation and biodiversity monitoring, but its potential contribution to …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived biodiversity, sound, naturalness and safety enhance the restorative quality and wellbeing benefits of green and blue space in a neotropical city

JC Fisher, KN Irvine, JE Bicknell, WM Hayes… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban land cover expansion and human population growth are accelerating worldwide. This
is resulting in the loss and degradation of green and blue spaces (eg parks, waterways …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of acoustic indices as indicators of vertebrate biodiversity

S Allen-Ankins, DT McKnight, EJ Nordberg, S Hoefer… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective monitoring tools are key for tracking biodiversity loss and informing management
intervention strategies. Passive acoustic monitoring promises to provide a cheap and …

[HTML][HTML] Utility of acoustic indices for ecological monitoring in complex sonic environments

SRPJ Ross, NR Friedman, M Yoshimura, T Yoshida… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the continued adoption of passive acoustic monitoring as a tool for rapid and high-
resolution ecosystem monitoring, ecologists are increasingly making use of a suite of …

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 …

Linking acoustic diversity to compositional and configurational heterogeneity in mosaic landscapes

L Barbaro, A Sourdril, JSP Froidevaux, M Cauchoix… - Landscape …, 2022 - Springer
Context There is a long-standing quest in landscape ecology for holistic biodiversity metrics
accounting for multi-taxa diversity in heterogeneous habitat mosaics. Passive acoustic …

Acoustic metrics predict habitat type and vegetation structure in the Amazon

LA Do Nascimento, M Campos-Cerqueira… - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapidly developing field of ecoacoustics offers methods that can advance multi-taxa
animal surveys at policy-relevant extents. While the field is promising, there remain …