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MIchael J. Coren, Quartz, writes about bioacoustics, a burgeoning field that uses “microphones to capture the aural signature of an ecosystem’s inhabitants from its tiniest creatures to its resident humans.” The goal of bioacoustics is to “monitor biodiversity, on a budget, over vast areas of remote rainforest.” Coren writes about a recent paper in the journal Science, where the authors suggest that bioacoustics “could fill a critical gap for conservation projects” by monitoring the forest’s health after it’s been saved.
Click the link to listen to the recordings that accompany the piece. Two of them are soundscapes of healthy forests, while the third is clear-cut jungle now worked as a palm oil plantation. The difference in the range and loudness of sound is apparent.
Originally posted on Silencity.com.
