Outputs (16)

Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms (2025)
Journal Article

Aim: The urgency for remote, reliable and scalable biodiversity monitoring amidst mounting human pressures on ecosystems has sparked worldwide interest in Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM), which can track life underwater and on land. However, we lac... Read More about Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms.

Acoustic monitoring of black-tufted marmosets in a tropical forest disturbed by mining noise (2023)
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Bittencourt, E., Vasconcellos, A., Sousa-Lima, R., Young, R., & Duarte, M. (2023). Acoustic monitoring of black-tufted marmosets in a tropical forest disturbed by mining noise. Animals, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030352

Simple Summary: Communication is one way that animals use to obtain and defend resources, escape predators and attract sexual partners. However, this process can be disrupted by anthropogenic noise, which often differs from natural sounds in frequenc... Read More about Acoustic monitoring of black-tufted marmosets in a tropical forest disturbed by mining noise.

Temperature and exudativory as drivers of the marmoset (Callithrix spp.) daily activity period (2021)
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Primates are affected by fluctuations in ambient temperatures, mostly through thermoregulatory costs and changes in the availability of food. In the present study, we investigate whether the ambient temperature and proxies of food availability affect... Read More about Temperature and exudativory as drivers of the marmoset (Callithrix spp.) daily activity period.

Changes on soundscapes reveal impacts of wildfires in the fauna of a Brazilian savanna (2021)
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Wildfire is a natural process in Brazilian savannas, but human activities alter fire regimes and threaten biodiversity. In this study, we used an ecoacoustics approach to assess fauna responses and recovery after wildfire in a Brazilian savanna. Six... Read More about Changes on soundscapes reveal impacts of wildfires in the fauna of a Brazilian savanna.

Biophony in a noisy tropical urban forest fragment (2021)
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Gonçalves Santos, S., Pieretti, N., Young, R., & Duarte, M. (2021). Biophony in a noisy tropical urban forest fragment. Biota Colombiana, 22(1), 96-107. https://doi.org/10.21068/c2021.v22n01a06

Anthropogenic noise, which is part of an urban soundscape, can negatively affect the behaviour of wild animals. Here we investigated how biophony (animal sounds) was affected by noise in an urban Brazilian forest frag-ment. Our hypothesis was that no... Read More about Biophony in a noisy tropical urban forest fragment.

Effects of mining truck traffic on cricket calling activity (2019)
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Duarte, M., Cailari, E., Scarpelli, M., Lobregat, G., Young, R., & Sousa-Lima, R. (2019). Effects of mining truck traffic on cricket calling activity. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 146(1), 656-664. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5119125

Anthropogenic noise is a global pollutant and several studies have identified its impact on wildlife. This research shows how the noise produced by mining affects crickets' acoustic communication. Two passive acoustic monitoring devices (SMII) were i... Read More about Effects of mining truck traffic on cricket calling activity.

Low welfare impact of noise : assessment in an experimental model of mice infected by Herpes simplex-1 (2018)
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The breeding practices adopted and the equipment typically found in animal facilities produce sounds at frequencies within the auditory range of the mice (1 to 100 kHz), which can cause hearing and other non-hearing effects. Another aspect that could... Read More about Low welfare impact of noise : assessment in an experimental model of mice infected by Herpes simplex-1.

Comparing contact calling between black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) in a noisy urban environment and in a quiet forest (2017)
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All habitats have some level of noise but anthropogenic sounds such as those produced by traffic are structurally different from natural sounds, and could cause organisms living in noisy urban areas to modify their vocal communication. We compared te... Read More about Comparing contact calling between black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) in a noisy urban environment and in a quiet forest.

Mining noise affects loud call structures and emission patterns of wild black-fronted titi monkeys (2017)
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of wild black-fronted titi monkeys. Primates, 59(1), 89-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-017-0629-4

Anthropogenic noise pollution is increasing and
can constrain acoustic communication in animals. Our aim
was to investigate if the acoustic parameters of loud calls
and their diurnal pattern in the black-fronted titi monkey
(Callicebus nigrifrons... Read More about Mining noise affects loud call structures and emission patterns of wild black-fronted titi monkeys.

The impact of noise from open-cast mining on Atlantic forest biophony (2015)
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Duarte, M., Sousa-Lima, R., Young, R., Farina, A., Vasconcelos, M., Rodrigues, M., & Pieretti, N. (2015). The impact of noise from open-cast mining on Atlantic forest biophony. Biological Conservation, 191, 623-631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.08.006

The sound produced by human-made machinery (technophony) is known to exert negative effects on animal
communication and well-being. Mining is an important economic activity in Brazil, which is often conducted
close to forested areas and produces a... Read More about The impact of noise from open-cast mining on Atlantic forest biophony.