Re: Environmental Sounds Story

["hartogj" hartogj]

Hi Bernie,
Thanks for sharing the article.
Here is a question for you: Is the sound of a leaf meeting a raindrop biotic or 
abiotic? Maybe for your work, you would say that the sound is caused by the 
rain, thus Geophony. But what about wind in the aspens? I can see how the shape 
of a tree's leaves, bark, or branches might evolve to sound a specific way. 
Maybe some insects find plants by the sound of their leaves in the wind.  And 
there must be animals with bodies evolved to be quiet against wind and/or 
water. How would you classify such examples?

John Hartog
rockscallop.org