Principles of Soundscape Ecology

“Soundscape ecology is an area of ecology that includes biological, geophysical, and anthropogenic sounds that vary over a space with time and position. This textbook includes four parts: fundamentals, concepts, methods, and applications… . This is a good book by a professor who has worked in soundscape ecology for many years. There are many references, and each chapter has a summary and discussion questions. Recommended.” * Choice *“This book significantly extends the application of soundscape concepts, methodologies, and tools to the analysis, characterization, and interpretation of very different environments. A distinctive contribution.” – Lex Brown, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University“Principles of Soundscape Ecology responds to a growing need for grounding this field in standardized terminology and practice, as well as providing inspiration for research avenues in transdisciplinary collaborations. It will be eagerly plucked off digital and university library shelves.” – Rose Keller, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Bryan C. Pijanowski is professor of forestry and natural resources at Purdue University, where he is also director of the Center for Global Soundscapes. He is the executive producer of the interactive IMAX experience film Global Soundscapes: Mission to Record the Earth and has authored more than 170 articles appearing in outlets such as BioScience, Landscape Ecology, Ecological Indicators, Ecological Informatics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Applied Ecology, and Science of the Total Environment. His “mission to record the Earth” is to study, using soundscapes, all thirty-two major biomes of the world. At press time, he has four more to go. Pijanowski’s work has been featured by CNN, PBS’s NOVA, NPR’s Science Friday, New York Times Magazine, Science News, and the Weather Channel.