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Oldest-known #whaleSong recording provides new insight into #ocean #sounds
Recording of #humpback #whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate

www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/... […]

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4-Feb-2026
Elusive beaked #whales off the #Louisiana coast may sometimes be diving right to the #seafloor, finds new 3D acoustic technology which accurately pinpoints their locations using their #echolocation clicks
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114393

#science #SoundscapeEcology […]

#soulscape #soundhealing #soundscape #soundscapes #soundscapeecology #ecosound #soundecology #trancelife #ambientlog #ambientknitting #ambientknowsnolimits #deepsound #deepersounds #ambient #dreampopmusic #dreamsoul #psyart #geist #dreammusic #urbanghost #urbanmood #urbanmoods

Decoding a decade of grouper grunts unlocks spawning secrets, shifts Each winter, red hind groupers gather under the full moon, grunting low-frequency calls to attract mates and defend territory. But a 12-year underwater audio archive – one of the most extensive ever for a reef fish – reveals those calls are changing. Courtship sounds are fading, aggressive grunts are surging, and spawning patterns are shifting – potential signs of deeper population changes. These underwater signals aren’t just fish talk – they’re vital clues, helping scientists track change simply by listening.

18-Sep-2025
Decoding a decade of #grouper grunts unlocks spawning secrets, shifts

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1098711

#science #ecology #marineBiology #SoundScapeEcology

Deep learning–based frameworks for the detection and classification of soniferous fish Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is emerging as a valuable tool for assessing fish populations in natural habitats. This study compares two deep learning–based

doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
#SPEetologia

#FishSounds #DeepLearning #PassiveAcoustics #MarineBiology #TagusEstuary #AIForConservation #Bioacoustics #FisheriesScience #OceanMonitoring #SoundscapeEcology

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3-Sep-2025
Wading through the noise: new #audio tool pinpoints #river species
New research led by Griffith University has developed a publicly available tool to help scientists uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface of our rivers, using #sound […]

Scientists tune in to the surf’s hidden signals Along the coast, waves break with a familiar sound. The gentle swash of the surf on the seashore can lull us to sleep, while the pounding of storm surge warns us to seek shelter. Yet these are but a sample of the sounds that come from the coast. Most of the acoustic energy from the surf is far too low in frequency for us to hear, traveling through the air as infrasound and through the ground as seismic waves.  Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have recently characterized these low-frequency signals to track breaking ocean waves. In a study published in Geophysical Journal International, they were able to identify the acoustic and seismic signatures of breaking waves and locate where along the coast the signals came from. The team hopes to develop this into a method for monitoring the sea conditions using acoustic and seismic data.

2-Sep-2025
Scientists tune in to the surf’s hidden signals
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1096719

#science #ocean #soundscape #SoundScapeEcology #acoustics

Dr. Rebecca Lewis setting up a recording device in the tropical realm area of Chester Zoo, which houses free-flying birds. Credit: Chester Zoo.

Zoos Could Be a Zone for High Impact Soundscape Research
Experts call for greater collaboration between bioacoustics researchers and zoos to boost impact and aid conservation
#Biodiversity #Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology
www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/...

How people perceive biodiversity through sight and sound A study published in People and Nature finds that both sight and sound influence perception of biodiversity, and participants were slightly more accurate when assessing forest biodiversity through…

How people perceive biodiversity through sight and sound
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity
phys.org/news/2025-07...

People can accurately judge biodiversity through sight and sound People’s intuitive perception of biodiversity through visual and audio cues is remarkably accurate and aligns closely with scientific measures of biodiversity. This is according to new research published in the British Ecological Society journal, People and Nature.

8-Jul-2025
People can accurately judge #biodiversity through sight and sound

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1090211

#science #ecology #SoundScapeEcology #citizenScience

Exploring the urban soundscape
"Take a walk through the city and contribute to research at the same time...CitySoundscapes... is looking for curious citizens willing to explore their city in a new way"
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity #SoundWalks
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...

Darras, K.F.A. review of Bryan C. Pijanowski: Principles of soundscape ecology: discovering our sonic world. COMMUNITY ECOLOGY (2025).
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity
doi.org/10.1007/s429...

Changing ocean soundscapes. The illustrations from top to bottom show ocean soundscapes from before the industrial revolution that were largely composed of sounds from geological (geophony) and biological sources (biophony), with minor contributions from human sources (anthrophony), to the present Anthropocene oceans, where anthropogenic noise and reduced biophony owing to the depleted abundance of marine animals and healthy habitats have led to impacts on marine animals. These impacts range from behavioral and physiological to, in extreme cases, death. As human activities in the ocean continue to increase, management options need be deployed to prevent these impacts from growing under a “business-as-usual” scenario and instead lead to well-managed soundscapes in a future, healthy ocean. AUV, autonomous underwater vehicle. ILLUSTRATION: XAVIER PITA/KAUST

The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean
"Duarte et al. review the importance of biologically produced sounds and the ways in which anthropogenically produced sounds are affecting the marine soundscape"
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Natural sounds are known for their positive affective and restorative effects on people, as well as their ability to enhance soundscapes dominated by technical sounds. While small-scale experiments have demonstrated these benefits, their real-world applicability remains less explored. This study, part of a large-scale citizen science project called “De Oorzaak”, analyzed data from 4665 participants who completed soundwalks, revealing that effectively hearing natural sounds strongly predicts positive soundscape experiences. The impact of natural sounds on pleasantness, calmness, and annoyance is limited when hearing traffic noise is very high or low, but becomes strong at intermediate levels, common in dense urban areas. Land use also plays a key role: green infrastructure identified by the Flemish Green Maps —including treedense areas, low-greenery zones, and farmland—greatly increases the likelihood of perceiving natural sounds. Notably, green features within a 500 m radius matter more than those immediately nearby. This larger area may serve as a more significant source of natural sounds capable of reaching the listener and being noticed. The provision of natural sounds can therefore be considered as an important and robust ecosystem service of green infrastructure.

Effectively hearing natural sounds is a robust contributor to positive outdoor sound perception in the everyday living environment
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity #Sociology
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This study explored human auditory capacity to evaluate the number of biological sound sources in natural soundscapes. This was achieved by measuring the ability of human participants to judge the number of birds when listening to soundscapes generated by an engineering algorithm that controlled for bird abundance, species richness, level disparities between songs, bird behavior and background noise. Although often inaccurate, numerosity judgments were generally affected by the number of birds, demonstrating sub-optimal sensitivity to biodiversity in humans. Numerosity judgments were robust to low-intensity background sounds, and higher when between-species acoustic disparities were introduced, suggesting that grouping mechanisms contribute to biodiversity perception.

Auditory perception of biodiversity by human listeners
"This study explored human auditory capacity to evaluate the number of biological sound sources in natural soundscapes"
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

Diverse relationships between amplitude and frequency in bird vocalizations | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Animals use sounds to communicate in contexts that are crucial for survival and reproduction. One compelling feature of acoustic signals is that two main domains of variation—frequency and amplitude—can interact with each other for reasons both ...

Diverse relationships between amplitude and frequency in bird vocalizations
Menezes João C. T. and Podos Jeffrey
Proc. R. Soc. B.
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

This review aims to provide an overview of methods and approaches utilized in urban soundscape ecology and discuss their limitations. We highlight exemplary studies that focus on urban soundscape and biodiversity monitoring to demonstrate that acoustic recordings can be partially used to predict biodiversity in cities, especially for avian species. To realize the potential of urban soundscape monitoring for biodiversity conservation, current challenges must be addressed. This includes data processing, data security, and missing standardized data collection methods. We call for further research that combines innovative technologies and transdisciplinary approaches for non-invasive biodiversity monitoring to develop effective conservation applications for cities.

The potential of soundscapes as an ecosystem monitoring tool for urban biodiversity
"We highlight exemplary studies that focus on urban soundscape and biodiversity monitoring"
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology
portal.fis.tum.de/en/publicati...

CrowdScience - What’s that background hum I hear? - BBC Sounds We explore the science behind hums – phenomena of persistent, low noise

CrowdScience
What’s that background hum I hear? #Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Underwater Bubble Curtain Deployed At Offshore Wind Farm - DeeperBlue.com RWE, in partnership with Hydrotechnik Offshore, has successfully deployed the first offshore bubble curtain at a UK wind farm.

Underwater Bubble Curtain Deployed At Offshore Wind Farm
"dampens sound waves and reduces disturbances to marine species, such as harbor porpoises, dolphins and whales, which rely on ultrasound for orientation"
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity

Wind turbine noise pollution reduces songbird vocal presence through changes in abundance
"reduction in bird abundance alters the acoustic environment without evidence of a direct change in warbler vocal activity"
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Ecosystem [512]: Acoustic Ecology Surveys as Music | Revista Vórtex A ecologia acústica é uma disciplina em rápida expansão que pode revelar detalhes sobre os ecossistemas que não são visualmente aparentes, e a gravação de campo tem sido usada em uma variedade cada…

Ecosystem [512]: Acoustic Ecology Surveys as Music
"rooted in acoustic surveys that I carried out over nine months in Iceland’s National Parks. These surveys provided more than 10,000 hours of recordings"
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology
www.scielo.br/j/rv/a/GhH7q...

CEEOL - Article Detail Summary/Abstract: 2020 has been called the year of silence for a reason. Actions such as lockdowntaken by the majority of countries in the world aiming at preventing the spreadof SARS-CoV-2 virus…

"2020 has been called the year of silence for a reason" - Justyna Kusto
"When New Sounds Come. The Sociocultural Effects of City Soundscape Change Based on the Example of the #Pandemic"
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity #COVID #Sociology

ABSTRACT Aim The urgency for remote, reliable and scalable biodiversity monitoring amidst mounting human pressures on ecosystems has sparked worldwide interest in Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM), which can track life underwater and on land. However, we lack a unified methodology to report this sampling effort and a comprehensive overview of PAM coverage to gauge its potential as a global research and monitoring tool. To address this gap, we created the Worldwide Soundscapes project, a collaborative network and growing database comprising metadata from 416 datasets across all realms (terrestrial, marine, freshwater and subterranean). Location Worldwide, 12,343 sites, all ecosystem types. Time Period 1991 to present. Major Taxa Studied All soniferous taxa.

Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms
"... the Worldwide Soundscapes project... database comprising metadata from 416 datasets across all realms"
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Last of the Nightingales
The sign of a healthy ecosystem is the sound it makes. Masha Karpoukhina’s documentary follows soundscape ecologist Bernie Krause who lost everything in a California wildfire.
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity
www.newyorker.com/video/watch/...

🎧 What if tracking biodiversity was like mixing music?

In #RESTOREID, we use sound to study restored landscapes. Check out our latest blog by
@kirstyjpark.bsky.social (@stir.ac.uk) on #SoundscapeEcology 👉 bit.ly/4jGaAZz

#Nature #Biodiversity #Ecology

Nature’s secret soundscape: listen with me to the world’s quietest creatures While humans are more boisterous than ever, other species are talking too – this is what you will hear if you really listen

Nature’s secret soundscape:
"After millennia of careful attunement to the life around us, many of us now move through our days, or even our entire lives, hearing almost nothing but the sounds of just one species: our own" #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity

Traffic noise triggers road rage among male Galápagos birds Research finds yellow warblers near busy roads turn aggressive when traffic drowns out their territorial songs, and noise pollution could cause clashes

Traffic noise triggers road rage among male Galápagos birds
“We have to think about noise pollution even in places like Galápagos, I think, and the impact of noise pollution on the unique species there.” #Climate_Change #Biodiversity #CharlesDarwin #SoundscapeEcology

Some more impressions of our workshop with the soundscape ecologist Jonathan Carruthers-Jones of the MUST project.

Interested in studying Sound Art? > hmtm.de/studiengaeng...

#soundart #listening #isar #münchen #soundscape #soundscapeecology #artisticresearch #hmtmsoundart #mustproject

First workshop day with the soundscape ecologist Jonathan Carruthers-Jones doing a sound walk along the Isar, following the "Isar Plan" renaturation that took place between 2000 and 2011.

#soundart #listening #isar #münchen #soundscape #soundscapeecology #artisticresearch #hmtmsoundart

‘You can’t love something that isn’t there’: readers on how the sounds of nature have changed around them Swallows, cuckoos, curlews – so many species have dwindled or disappeared completely, and people are mourning their loss

‘You can’t love something that isn’t there’: readers on how the sounds of nature have changed around them
#Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #Biodiversity