biophony

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ -phony

Noun

biophony (plural biophonies)

  1. (ecology) The cumulative non-human sound produced by living organisms in a given biome.

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References
  • Krause, B. Into a Wild Sanctuary, Heyday Books, Berkeley, California, 1998
  • Krause, B. Wild Soundscapes: Discovering the Voice of the Natural World, Wilderness Press, Berkeley, California, 2002
  • Krause, B. Loss of Natural Soundscape: Global Implications of Its Effect on Humans and Other Creatures, Speech given to World Affairs Council, San Francisco, California, 31 January 2001.
  • Gage, S., Krause, B. Measuring and Interpreting Acoustics In Four Landscapes In Sequoia National Park, (in press).
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