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#BioAcoustics

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An #essay by Divya Mudappa and me in which "we explore the sounds and silences of a tropical #rainforest landscape that has been our home for the last quarter of a century: the #Anamalai or #elephant hills. Taking inspiration from the Australian aboriginal idea of the “songline,” we describe how the acoustic world formed by the sounds of nature intimately connects us to the land and its #ecology, history, and tapestry of lifeforms."
coonoorandco.com/a-songline-in
#naturewriting #bioacoustics #wildlife

A Songline in the Elephant Hills The dawn chorus in a shola in the Anamalai hills Coonoor&Co Slow, Sensorial, Sustainable Living from the Mountains of the Nilgiris · A Songline in the Elephant Hills • Coonoor&CoThe dawn chorus in a shola in the Anamalai hills

acoupi: An Open-Source Python Framework for Deploying Bioacoustic AI Models on Edge Devices

arxiv.org/abs/2501.17841

This is what I'm running to identify birdsong at @squeak_signal, great to see them publish it!

arXiv.orgacoupi: An Open-Source Python Framework for Deploying Bioacoustic AI Models on Edge Devices1. Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) coupled with artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an essential tool for biodiversity monitoring. Traditional PAM systems require manual data offloading and impose substantial demands on storage and computing infrastructure. The combination of on-device AI-based processing and network connectivity enables local data analysis and transmission of only relevant information, greatly reducing storage needs. However, programming these devices for robust operation is challenging, requiring expertise in embedded systems and software engineering. Despite the increase in AI-based models for bioacoustics, their full potential remains unrealized without accessible tools to deploy them on custom hardware and tailor device behaviour to specific monitoring goals. 2. To address this challenge, we develop acoupi, an open-source Python framework that simplifies the creation and deployment of smart bioacoustic devices. acoupi integrates audio recording, AI-based data processing, data management, and real-time wireless messaging into a unified and configurable framework. By modularising key elements of the bioacoustic monitoring workflow, acoupi allows users to easily customise, extend, or select specific components to fit their unique monitoring needs. 3. We demonstrate the flexibility of acoupi by integrating two bioacoustic classifiers: BirdNET, for the classification of bird species, and BatDetect2, for the classification of UK bat species. We test the reliability of acoupi over a month-long deployment of two acoupi-powered devices in a UK urban park. 4. acoupi can be deployed on low-cost hardware such as the Raspberry Pi and can be customised for various applications. acoupi standardised framework and simplified tools facilitate the adoption of AI-powered PAM systems for researchers and conservationists. acoupi is on GitHub at https://github.com/acoupi/acoupi.

#Introduction 2 / 2
What do I do? We are now able to #listen to a secret #environment hidden from our senses. I study #vibrational #communication in #insects. They use #plants to propagate their vibrational signals in #nature.
This branch of #Biology is named #Biotremology. Adapting the definition of #soundscape, we want to bring attention to the existence of a #vibroscape, that could be of special interest for #bioacoustics #conservation #ecoacoustics #behavior #science 🌱

tinyurl.com/4n5x8b9k

Starting off the new year with some adjustments to the #Hadrophone (my exploration of hadrosaur bioacoustics through a physical instrument)! In this iteration, I’ve replicated the curvature of the crest of #Parasaurolophus to make the instrument more true to life, and to see whether it affects the sounds that are produced! There are more adjustments to be made, but I’m excited to explore this further! #bioacoustics #paleontology

#introduction

Hello world of Mastodon! I’m a behavioural ecologist/evolutionary biologist that has changed course and is now focussing on teaching field ecology here in the south of France.

In behavioural ecology, I’m fascinated by animal #signalling and am a lover of #bioacoustics, which has now expanded to the field skills of #bat-detecting.

As I’m tooting from the Ardèche, it seems fitting to share this Woolly Mammoth replica from just down the road at the Grotte Chauvet 2.