Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1), P. e23142 - e23142
Published: Dec. 2, 2023
Among
the
17
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs)
proposed
within
2030
Agenda
and
adopted
by
all
United
Nations
member
states,
13th
SDG
is
a
call
for
action
to
combat
climate
change.
Moreover,
SDGs
14
15
claim
protection
conservation
of
life
below
water
on
land,
respectively.
In
this
work,
we
provide
literature-founded
overview
application
areas,
in
which
computer
audition
–
powerful
but
context
so
far
hardly
considered
technology,
combining
audio
signal
processing
machine
intelligence
employed
monitor
our
ecosystem
with
potential
identify
ecologically
critical
processes
or
states.
We
distinguish
between
applications
related
organisms,
such
as
species
richness
analysis
plant
health
monitoring,
environment,
melting
ice
monitoring
wildfire
detection.
This
work
positions
relation
alternative
approaches
discussing
methodological
strengths
limitations,
well
ethical
aspects.
conclude
an
urgent
research
community
greater
involvement
methodology
future
approaches.
Revista de Ciencias Ambientales,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
58(2), P. 1 - 27
Published: Feb. 15, 2024
[Introduction]:
In
Latin
America,
the
sensitive
tropical
biodiversity
found
outside
of
protected
wilderness
areas
is
under
threat.
Costa
Rica,
payment
for
environmental
services
(PSA)
represents
a
mechanism
to
protect
forests
on
private
farms,
but
it
lacks
specific
indicators
state
and
forest
conservation.
[Objective]:
To
analyze
use
acoustic
monitoring
ecosystem
assessment
at
11
sites
in
Osa
Peninsula,
nine
two
within
Corcovado
National
Park.
[Methods]:
Soundscapes
were
recorded
from
May
25
June
1,
2021,
using
recorders.
It
was
analyzed
behavior
six
indices
each
sampling
site
applied
an
automated
detection
analysis
vocalizations
representative
bird
species
area.
[Results]:
that
most
fragmented
presented
higher
activity,
energy,
diversity,
possibly
due
edge
effects
ecotones
present,
as
well
high
component
surrounding
matrix.
Automated
vocalization
indicated
Hylopezus
perspicillatus
turned
out
be
more
differences
landscape
than
Trogon
bairdii.
[Conclusions]:
The
indices,
although
associates
features
degree
conservation,
not
differentiating
element
quality
evaluated
farms.
ofspecies
through
their
promising.
A
careful
rigorous
design,
with
moresampling
points
per
site,
recommended
achieve
accurate
measurements
avoid
bias
analysis.
Information,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(10), P. 610 - 610
Published: Oct. 6, 2024
Machine
learning
approaches
for
pattern
recognition
are
increasingly
popular.
However,
the
underlying
algorithms
often
not
open
source,
may
require
substantial
data
model
training,
and
geared
toward
specific
tasks.
We
used
open-source
software
to
build
a
green
toad
breeding
call
detection
algorithm
that
will
aid
in
field
analysis.
provide
instructions
on
how
reproduce
our
approach
other
animal
sounds
research
questions.
Our
using
34
sequences
166
audio
files
without
had
an
accuracy
of
0.99
when
split
into
training
(70%)
testing
(30%)
datasets.
The
final
was
applied
amphibian
newly
collected
by
citizen
scientists.
function
three
categories:
“Green
toad(s)
detected”,
“No
“Double
check”.
Ninety
percent
containing
calls
were
classified
as
remaining
10%
Eighty-nine
11%
Hence,
none
wrong
category.
conclude
it
is
feasible
researchers
their
own
efficient
algorithm.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Abstract
Advances
in
passive
acoustic
monitoring
(PAM)
have
highlighted
the
importance
of
recording
devices
and
audio
recognition
techniques
ecosystem
monitoring.
This
study
introduces
ChirpArray,
a
cost‐effective
easily
assembled
microphone
array
for
long‐term
ecoacoustic
outdoor
ecosystems.
The
ChirpArray
system
features
four‐channel
that
estimates
sound
source
directions,
aids
identifying
individual
animals
provides
detailed
behavioural
analysis.
Unlike
previous
arrays,
is
low‐cost,
low‐power
waterproof,
making
it
ideal
extended‐field
It
fully
open
constructed
from
readily
available
materials,
ensuring
broad
accessibility
applications
ranging
local
citizen
projects
to
large‐scale
landscape
recordings.
details
power,
storage
consumption
localization
performance
ChirpArray.
Current
measurements
show
small
solar‐power
set‐up
can
continuously
operate
system.
Localization
tests
using
loudspeakers
yielded
promising
results.
compact,
energy‐efficient
designed
recording,
offering
considerable
advantages
Its
exceptionally
low
power
allows
efficient
flexible
deployment,
an
solution
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1), P. e23142 - e23142
Published: Dec. 2, 2023
Among
the
17
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs)
proposed
within
2030
Agenda
and
adopted
by
all
United
Nations
member
states,
13th
SDG
is
a
call
for
action
to
combat
climate
change.
Moreover,
SDGs
14
15
claim
protection
conservation
of
life
below
water
on
land,
respectively.
In
this
work,
we
provide
literature-founded
overview
application
areas,
in
which
computer
audition
–
powerful
but
context
so
far
hardly
considered
technology,
combining
audio
signal
processing
machine
intelligence
employed
monitor
our
ecosystem
with
potential
identify
ecologically
critical
processes
or
states.
We
distinguish
between
applications
related
organisms,
such
as
species
richness
analysis
plant
health
monitoring,
environment,
melting
ice
monitoring
wildfire
detection.
This
work
positions
relation
alternative
approaches
discussing
methodological
strengths
limitations,
well
ethical
aspects.
conclude
an
urgent
research
community
greater
involvement
methodology
future
approaches.
