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Apr. 22, 2011
Listening To Wild Soundscapes
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| A new field of biology called 'soundscape ecology' has scientists recording all the sounds in a given habitat and listening for patterns and changes. Ecologist Bryan Pijanowski and bioacoustician Bernie Krause discuss what we can learn from listening to natural soundscapes. Más en español. |
Produced by Aleszu Bajak
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Bernie Krause
Bio-acoustician
Author, "The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World’s Wild Places" (Little Brown, 2012)
CEO and President,
Wild Sanctuary
Glen Ellen, California -
Bryan Pijanowski
Associate Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
RELATED READING
Wild Soundscapes: Discovering the Voice of the Natural World
by Bernie Krause
The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places
by Bernie Krause
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