title: Application of automated bioacoustic identification in environmental education and assessment.
abstract: Developments in electronics and computer science have led to the introduction of an automated bioacoustic identification device used to resolve commonly encountered problems in the identification of animal species in the field. This technology aids our auditory observations, and also improves the quality of biological surveys and environmental monitoring. In this paper the future roles and possibilities of bioacoustics are discussed, providing some examples from the realm of environmental education and monitoring that focus on the use of nature sounds.
authors.affiliation: Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Japan. oba@chiba-muse.or.jp
authors.forename: Teruyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oba
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013016:Sound; D013045:Species Specificity