Capturing the Sounds of Biodiversity
17:11 minutes
Researchers at the University of Puerto Rico have developed a system that can automatically record and analyze sound clips from the field. Mitch Aide, lead researcher on the project, describes how the system can improve biodiversity monitoring.
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Mitch Aide
Mitch Aide is lead researcher on ARBIMON and a professor in the department of biology and tropical ecology at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Laura May-Collado
Laura May-Collado is a postdoc/research associate in the department of biology at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont.
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@AlexaLim22Alexa Lim was a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.