Applied ecological research about rare or endangered species is our core strength. Current focal species include (acoustically active) birds, amphibians, and mammals. Research efforts span the life cycle of detector development, survey design, simulation-based power analyses, disturbance ecology, natural history, and more. See active projects here.
Combining passive acoustic monitoring with cutting edge machine learning tools, most notably BirdNET, allows us to develop ecosystem-scale biodiversity datasets in a uniquely systematic manner. Our flagship project spans California’s Sierra Nevada, with >1,600 recording units deployed annually across 25,000km2. Learn more about that project here. We are also part of a Yang Center initiative to develop a similarly ecosystem-scale biodiversity monitoring program for the Brazilian Pantanal.
Finally, collaborations are a valuable part of our work. Often this takes the form of providing bioacoustic and population modeling expertise to support on-the-ground conservation, and these projects typically engage with either or both of the core themes described above. See active collaborations here.
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