Conservation programs need improved tools to measure the recovery of animal diversity
across restoration gradients. We used soundscapes and expert identifications of bird …

In the last few years, automatic extraction and classification of animal vocalisations has been
facilitated by machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) methods. Different frameworks …

Urban-natural environments, proximal to rapidly urbanizing cities, provide essential
ecosystem functions that benefit both city residents and ecological communities. With …

The extensive transformation of natural habitats into monoculture tree plantations implies the
loss of suitable habitats for native species, negatively impacting biodiversity maintenance …

Passive acoustic monitoring has emerged as a useful technique for monitoring vocal
species and contributing to biodiversity monitoring goals. However, finding target sounds for …

Poor knowledge of animal behaviour impedes understanding of ecology and evolution and
reduces human appreciation of the natural world. We call this the 'ethological shortfall' …