Bioacoustics & Ecoacoustics Glossary

acoustic index

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"Quantitative summary of the distribution and structure of acoustic energy in digital recordings of the soundscape. Metrics can reflect either temporal and/or frequency elements." (from the Acoustic Index User's Guide)

Reference: [1] Ross et al. (2023), Functional Ecology, glossary of key terms. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14275; Bradfer-Lawrence et al. (2023), Methods in Ecology and Evolution, glossary of key ecoacoustic terms. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14194