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 …

Challenges and opportunities for bioacoustics in the study of rare species in remote environments

CM Wood, J Champion, C Brown… - … Science and Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
For many habitat specialists, data deficiencies are directly attributable to the rugged terrain
they inhabit. Based on a recent survey effort for one such species, the threatened Yosemite …

Feature embeddings from the BirdNET algorithm provide insights into avian ecology

K McGinn, S Kahl, MZ Peery, H Klinck, CM Wood - Ecological Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioacoustics has become widely used in the study of acoustically active animals, and
machine learning algorithms have emerged as efficient and effective strategies to identify …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating population size for California spotted owls and barred owls across the Sierra Nevada ecosystem with bioacoustics

KG Kelly, CM Wood, K McGinn, HA Kramer… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring population size at ecosystem scales is difficult for most species of conservation
concern. While assessing site occupancy at broad scales has proven feasible, rigorous …

Pairing a user‐friendly machine‐learning animal sound detector with passive acoustic surveys for occupancy modeling of an endangered primate

CM Wood, A Barceinas Cruz… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Population declines and range contractions due to habitat loss are pervasive among
nonhuman primates, with 60% of species threatened with extinction. However, the extensive …

How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?

BR Goldstein, AG Keller, KL Calhoun, KJ Barker… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over 20 years ago, ecologists were introduced to the site occupancy model (SOM) for
estimating occupancy rates from detection‐nondetection data. In the ensuing decades, the …

Passive acoustic monitoring using smartphones reveals an alarming gibbon decline in a protected area in the central Annamite Mountains, Vietnam

TT Vu, PF Doherty, H T. Nguyen… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring populations is critical for understanding how they respond to anthropogenic
disturbance and for management of protected areas. The use of passive acoustic monitoring …

Essential steps for establishing a large‐scale passive acoustic monitoring for an elusive forest bird species: the Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)

P Holderried, H Duschmalé, D Günther, L Isenberg… - Ibis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In light of global biodiversity loss, comprehensive monitoring of species and biodiversity is
fundamental for effective conservation management. Technology‐driven approaches …

Automatic detection for bioacoustic research: a practical guide from and for biologists and computer scientists

A Kershenbaum, Ç Akçay, L Babu‐Saheer… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in the use of passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) for
biological and ecological applications, and a corresponding increase in the volume of data …

Application and prospects of passive acoustic monitoring and evaluation in urban bird research

Z Hao, C Zhang, BG Le Li, W Zeng… - Biodiversity …, 2024 - biodiversity-science.net
Background & Aims: Rapid urbanization has highlighted the importance of effectively
monitoring and evaluating urban bird diversity, making it a crucial area of inquiry within …