Sonic environment and vegetation structure: A methodological approach for a soundscape analysis of a Mediterranean maqui

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 21, Issue , 2014, Pages 120-132

  Farina, Almo ^a   Pieretti, Nadia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic complexity index; Birds; Mediterranean maqui; Sonotopes; Soundscape ecology; Soundtopes

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOACOUSTICS; BIRD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOLIAGE; FRUIT; HEIGHT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; SEASONALITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; AVES; ERICA ARBOREA; ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84899963897     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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