Workshop
24-26 Sep 2019
Bioacoustics Workshop: recording & analyzing sounds in natural environments
Instructor
The workshop will be led by Prof. Jesse Barber from Boise State University, USA.
Prof. Barber is one of the world's leading scientists studying bio-acoustics in natural environments whose innovative studies are considered as a benchmark in the field.
With many years of experience both as a top researcher in the academia and as a past post-doc fellow in the Natural Sound and Night Skies Division, U.S. National Park Service, prof. Barber brings state-of-the-art knowledge and skills. Research projects in his lab focus on a wide array of subjects ranging in scope from studying specific taxonomic groups (such as bats, birds, and insects) to entire soundscape and large scale sound manipulations.
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We highly recommend going over (some of) his publications before participating in the workshop:
https://barbersensorylab.wixsite.com/home/publications
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Main Topics
Field recordings of focal organisms
Automated recording of organisms and entire soundscapes
Large-scale experimental manipulations on the soundscape
Processing and analysis of signals from recordings
Hands-on experience: recording and analysis
Acoustic monitoring as a conservation tool
Technical Information & logistics
The workshop is limited to a max of 20 students.
Coffee and refreshments will be provided twice a day while lunch can be bought at the local center (where you can find a local coffee shop, falafel, pizza, and a supermarket).
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Attendees are requested to bring their own laptops (please download in advance: Audacity) and writing blocks for notes.
If you have mics, recorders or recordings from a current\previous project, please bring them as well.
Recommended reading:
1. Dooling, R. J., & Popper, A. N. (2007). The effects of highway noise on birds. Sacramento, CA: The California Department of Transportation Division of Environmental Analysis, 74.
2. Francis, C. D., & Barber, J. R. (2013). A framework for understanding noise impacts on wildlife: an urgent conservation priority. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 11(6), 305-313.
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