biophony

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"the collective sound produced by all living organisms that reside in a particular biome." [1]

"Sounds of biological origin. For example, bird song or frog calls [2]." (from the Acoustic Index User's Guide)

References:
  1. Krause BL. Voices of the Wild. Yale University Press; 2015.
  2. Pijanowski BC, Villanueva-Rivera LJ, Dumyahn SL, et al. Soundscape Ecology: The Science of Sound in the Landscape. BioScience. 2011;61(3):203-216. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2011.61.3.6.; 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

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To cite this website:

Ed Baker (2026) Bioacoustics & Ecoacoustics Glossary (https://glossary.acousti.cloud/). Accessed on October 6, 2026, 11:17 pm.