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Soundscape ecology: a window into a disappearing world

Soundscape ecology: a window into a disappearing world

Science Weekly vor 2 Jahren

Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about her visit to Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire, where ecologist Richard Broughton has witnessed the decline of the marsh tit population over 22 years, and has heard the impact on the woo

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What can sound tell us about nature loss? Guardian biodiversity
reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about her visit to
Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire, where ecologist Richard Broughton has
witnessed the decline of the marsh tit population over 22 years,
and has heard the impact on the wood’s soundscape. As species lose
their habitats across the world, pioneering soundscape ecologist
Bernie Krause has argued that if we listen closely, nature can tell
us everything we need to know about our impact on the planet. Help
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