Bioacoustic measurements complement visual biodiversity surveys: preliminary evidence from four shallow marine habitats

Staaterman, Erica; Ogburn, Matthew B.; Altieri, Andrew H.; Brandl, Simon J.; Whippo, Ross; Seemann, Janina; Goodison, Michael R.; Duffy, J. Emmett

doi:10.3354/meps12188

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“…PAM represents a cost‐effective, highly informative approach for studying ecosystem functioning by documenting activities and dynamics of soniferous species over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales, as previously demonstrated in the context of both conservation and fishery science (Gannon, ; Parmentier et al, ; Rountree et al, ). As already highlighted by Staaterman et al (), visual surveys of marine biodiversity should be coupled with PAM in order to complement and to improve the resolution of such assessments. Our study supports the use of passive acoustics for monitoring behaviourally cryptic vocal fish species, such as O. rochei .…”

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Listening to the unseen: Passive acoustic monitoring reveals the presence of a cryptic fish species

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“…In this context, rare and behaviourally cryptic species require special consideration as, by definition, they go undetected by traditional monitoring techniques (e.g. visual census; Smith‐Vaniz, Jelks, & Rocha, ; Staaterman et al, ).…”

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Listening to the unseen: Passive acoustic monitoring reveals the presence of a cryptic fish species

Picciulin¹,

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Parmentier

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Aquatic Conservation

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“…Existing indices can also be sensitive to geophony such as rain, wind, and river flow, or can be skewed by certain acoustically dominant species (Staaterman et al . , Linke et al . ).…”

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“…) as well as cryptic fish in tropical coastal habitats (Staaterman et al . ) and an endemic and threatened bird in Puerto Rican mountains (Campos‐Cerqueira & Aide ). Invasive species such as fish (Rountree & Juanes ) and pest insects (Mankin et al .…”

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It's time to listen: there is much to be learned from the sounds of tropical ecosystems

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Knowledge that can be gained from acoustic data collection in tropical ecosystems is low‐hanging fruit. There is every reason to record and with every day, there are fewer excuses not to do it. In recent years, the cost of acoustic recorders has decreased substantially (some can be purchased for under US$50, e.g., Hill et al. 2018) and the technology needed to store and analyze acoustic data is continuously improving (e.g., Corrada Bravo et al. 2017, Xie et al. 2017). Soundscape recordings provide a permanent record of a site at a given time and contain a wealth of invaluable and irreplaceable information. Although challenges remain, failure to collect acoustic data now in tropical ecosystems would represent a failure to future generations of tropical researchers and the citizens that benefit from ecological research. In this commentary, we (1) argue for the need to increase acoustic monitoring in tropical systems; (2) describe the types of research questions and conservation issues that can be addressed with passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) using both short‐ and long‐term data in terrestrial and freshwater habitats; and (3) present an initial plan for establishing a global repository of tropical recordings.

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“…Systematic tests in both terrestrial and marine environments occasionally find correlations between acoustic indices and species diversity, suggesting that soundscape-based metrics can sometimes function as ecological indicators (Gasc, Pavoine, Lellouch, Grandcolas, & Sueur, 2015;Gasc et al, 2013;Harris et al, 2016;Sueur et al, 2008). However, many indices are highly sensitive to site-specific and temporal differences in vocalising animal community composition and nontarget sound levels (e.g., weather, anthropogenic sound, other vocalising species) (Gasc et al, 2015;Lellouch, Pavoine, Jiguet, Glotin, & Sueur, 2014;Staaterman et al, 2017). & Parsons, 2017), the use of acoustic cues by fish (Simpson et al, 2008), mapping biotic sound across oceanic habitats (Nedelec et al, 2015), and development of biodiversity indicators .…”

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Emerging opportunities and challenges for passive acoustics in ecological assessment and monitoring

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High‐throughput environmental sensing technologies are increasingly central to global monitoring of the ecological impacts of human activities. In particular, the recent boom in passive acoustic sensors has provided efficient, noninvasive, and taxonomically broad means to study wildlife populations and communities, and monitor their responses to environmental change. However, until recently, technological costs and constraints have largely confined research in passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) to a handful of taxonomic groups (e.g., bats, cetaceans, birds), often in relatively small‐scale, proof‐of‐concept studies. The arrival of low‐cost, open‐source sensors is now rapidly expanding access to PAM technologies, making it vital to evaluate where these tools can contribute to broader efforts in ecology and biodiversity research. Here, we synthesise and critically assess the current emerging opportunities and challenges for PAM for ecological assessment and monitoring of both species populations and communities. We show that terrestrial and marine PAM applications are advancing rapidly, facilitated by emerging sensor hardware, the application of machine learning innovations to automated wildlife call identification, and work towards developing acoustic biodiversity indicators. However, the broader scope of PAM research remains constrained by limited availability of reference sound libraries and open‐source audio processing tools, especially for the tropics, and lack of clarity around the accuracy, transferability and limitations of many analytical methods. In order to improve possibilities for PAM globally, we emphasise the need for collaborative work to develop standardised survey and analysis protocols, publicly archived sound libraries, multiyear audio datasets, and a more robust theoretical and analytical framework for monitoring vocalising animal communities.

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Bioacoustic measurements complement visual biodiversity surveys: preliminary evidence from four shallow marine habitats

Cited by 54 publications

References 28 publications

Listening to the unseen: Passive acoustic monitoring reveals the presence of a cryptic fish species

Listening to the unseen: Passive acoustic monitoring reveals the presence of a cryptic fish species

It's time to listen: there is much to be learned from the sounds of tropical ecosystems

Emerging opportunities and challenges for passive acoustics in ecological assessment and monitoring

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