Two general sources, if you don't already have them, Gianni, are by
the Canadian author/composer, R. Murray Schafer. They include his
seminal works titled Handbook for Acoustic Ecoloby and Tuning of the
World. He's the fellow who coined the word "soundscape" during his
research while a professor at Simon Fraser Univ. in Vancouver, BC, in
the late 1970s. He, with his colleague, Barry Truax, formed the World
Forum for Acoustic Ecology, as the team that conducted the first
soundscape study. While not specifically about bioacoustics, these
texts provide the framework and basis for many of the perspectives in
the field that have gone beyond the older deconstruction models of
the last century.
You might also check with Professor Stuart Gage, who heads the
Envirosonics program at Michigan State University, and with whom we
teamed to do our recent National Park Service study on biophony and
its potential as an indicator of habitat dynamics and health, among
other things. You can find out more about his related efforts through
the following link, http://www.cevl.msu.edu, or by contacting him
directly at He is currently concluding a program
related to the Muskegon Watershed in the state of Michigan that
features a number of bioacoustic components.
All best,
Bernie Krause, PhD
Wild Sanctuary, Inc.
P. O. Box 536
Glen Ellen, California 95442-0536
Tel: (707) 996-6677
Fax: (707) 996-0280
http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>Hi all,
> after many years of underwater bioacoustics I'm now going back to
>terrestrial environments and I'm particularly intrigued by concepts like
>biophony, soundscapes, bioacoustic diversity, acoustic ecology, etc.
>I'd like to adapt to terrestrial habitats some of the studies made for the
>study of the impact of noise on marine mammals. As an ecology teacher in a=
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>Architecture Faculty, I already introduced some basic concepts about
>bioacoustics to explain the importance of sound and of silence for the
>human beings and for wildlife.
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>Can you suggest some specific reading on the subject ? (other than the
>Bernie Krause works I already know)
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>Thanks in advance,
>with your help I'll try to compile a web page on the topic,
>Gianni
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>Gianni Pavan
>Email
>Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali
>Universita' degli Studi di Pavia
>Via Taramelli 24, 27100 PAVIA, ITALIA
>Tel +39-0382-507874
>Fax +39-02-700-32921
>Web http://www.unipv.it/cibra
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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