Soundscape ecology to assess environmental controls on wildlife

Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area

Tags: biology, ecology, bird, sound, environmental change

Principal Investigator: Boelman, Natalie (2)
Licence Number: 17268
Organization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022
Issued: May 25, 2023

Objective(s): To install 3 Automated Recording Units (ARUs) that will collect daily audio recordings that will allow us to understand how variation in environmental conditions affect habitat use by birds.

Project Description: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5555. Our objective is to install 3 Automated Recording Units (ARUs) that will collect daily audio recordings that will allow us to understand how variation in environmental conditions affect habitat use by birds. To begin, we will temporarily attach 3 ARUs onto 3 trees (using bungee cord or ratchet straps). All birds that make vocalizations of any kind will be recorded by the ARUs. In October, we will remove the ARUs. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from: May 30 - November 15, 2023