geophony
https://glossary.acousti.cloud/geophony
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"the non-biological natural sounds produced in a given habitat, like wind in the trees or grasses, water in a stream, waves at the ocean shore, or movement of the earth." [1]
"Sounds resulting from natural physical processes including running water, wind in vegetation, and rainfall [2]." (from the Acoustic Index User's Guide)
References:
- Krause BL. Voices of the Wild. Yale University Press; 2015.
- 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
To cite this website:
Ed Baker (2026) Bioacoustics & Ecoacoustics Glossary (https://glossary.acousti.cloud/). Accessed on October 6, 2026, 11:16 pm.
