Terrestrial Soundscapes: Status of Ecological Research in Natural and Human-Dominated Landscapes

Bryan Christopher Pijanowski

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_103

Terrestrial Soundscapes: Status of Ecological Research in Natural and Human-Dominated Landscapes

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016:875:839-46. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_103.

Author

Bryan Christopher Pijanowski¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Center for the Environment, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA. bpijanow@purdue.edu.

PMID: 26611040
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_103

Abstract

Soundscape ecological research in terrestrial systems is relatively new. In this paper, I present a brief summary of the origins of this research area, describe research questions related to several research thrusts that are ongoing, summarize several soundscape projects that exist and how these relate to the research thrusts, and briefly describe the work of a global network of scientists, musicians, and engineers that are attempting to move this new field forward.

Keywords: Acoustic niches; Anthrophony; Biophony; Entropy; Geophony; Soundscapes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Acoustics*
Ecosystem*
Humans
Internationality
Research*
Sound*