Faculty Advisor
Bernhard, James
Area of Study
Science and Mathematics
Publication Date
Summer 2022
Abstract
Acoustic indices are an emerging tool for the remote assessment of habitat health. Our research focused dually on an understudied habitat type and disruptive geophonic phenomenon. We collected environmental data and designed a novel acoustic index to (1) identify rain from sound recordings and (2) better understand the drivers of acoustic variability in a tidal river estuary. Our findings suggest biophony (animal generated sounds) is tied to environmental, lunar, and tidal cycles, as well as time of day.
Award
University of Puget Sound Summer Research Grant
Recommended Citation
Kimball, Liam David, "Weather Patterns and Lunar Cycles Shape the Soundscape of an Estuarine Ecosystem" (2022). Summer Research. 441.
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/summer_research/441
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Publisher
University of Puget Sound