Analysis and interpretation of variability in soundscapes along an urban-rural gradient

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 259-276

  Joo, Wooyeong ^a   Gage, Stuart H ^a   Kasten, Eric P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrophony; Biophony; Canonical Correspondence Analysis; Multilevel regression model; Soundscape; Urban rural gradient

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BIOACOUSTICS; BIRDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPHONY; BIOPHONY; CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; MULTILEVEL REGRESSION MODELING; SOUNDSCAPES; URBAN-RURAL GRADIENTS;

RURAL AREAS;

ACOUSTICS; AVIFAUNA; BIOACOUSTICS; BIRD; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NOISE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN SYSTEM; URBANIZATION; VOCALIZATION;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 80054867284     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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