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Spring 2024

Zeller, Austin C

As old-growth forest ecosystems become increasingly scarce in North America, the need to accurately and efficiently survey, monitor, and model old-growth specialists and keystone species, such as the Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), becomes increasingly important. Little is known about...

Fall 2021

Johnson, John, J

Habitat alteration is the leading cause of bird population declines globally. Therefore, understanding the processes influencing habitat selection are important for the identification and protection of important areas for birds. Long-distance migrant birds are particularly vulnerable and are...

Fall 2022

Sahu, Prateek K.

Bioacoustic analyses have been used for a variety of purposes including classifying vocalizations for biodiversity monitoring and understanding mechanisms of cognitive processes. A wide range of statistical methods, including various automated methods, have been used to successfully classify...

Fall 2018

Shonfield, Julia

Anthropogenic disturbance is known to have negative population consequences and alter animal behaviour, and a growing body of research on the effects of anthropogenic noise is finding similar negative impacts on wildlife. Noise in natural environments can mask important acoustic signals used for...

Fall 2021

Knight, Elly C

The culture of ecology is shifting towards collaborative, integrative approaches that use ‘big data’ to solve big problems. Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) has the potential to play a role in this new paradigm because it uses in-situ autonomous recording units (ARUs) to collect a permanent...