dB@Nouragues

Aims

The amazonian tropical forest is one of the richest ecosystem on Earth producing complex soundscapes with intricate sounds of mammals, amphibians, birds and arthropods.
We run long term and one-shot research programs in the Nouragues Reserve in French Guiana, more specifically at CNRS Nouragues field research station.

We mainly aim at monitoring and understanding the local acoustic diversity. To do that, we designed temporary audio samplings and a permanent recording station in the COPAS zone where the CNRS offers an access to the canopy. Here, we will document the phenology of the soundscape, of specific acoustic communities and populations. This will be linked with weather data to estimate the possible impacts of climate changes on tropical ecosystems.

Participants and collaborations

Juan S. Ulloa, Pierre-Michel Forget, Alexandra Rodriguez, Amandine Gasc, Elodie Courtois, Philippe Gaucher, Nina Marchand

Funding

CEBA, CNRS Guyane, MNHN

Localization

Sound sample

17 November 2017 @ 06:30

Movie

A movie by Juan S. Ulloa

Pictures

Publications

. de Baudouin A, Couprie P, Michaud F, Haupert S, Sueur J (2024) – Similarity visualization of soundscapes in ecology and music. link

. Rodriguez A, Gasc A, Pavoine S, Gaucher P, Grandcolas P, Sueur J (2014) – Temporal and spatial dynamics of animal sound within a neotropical forest. Ecological Informatics, 21 : 133-143. link

. Ulloa JS, Aubin T, Llusia D, Bouveyron C, Sueur J (2018) – Estimating animal acoustic diversity in tropical environments using unsupervised multiresolution analysis. Ecological Indicators, 90: 346-355. link

. Ulloa JS, Gasc A, Gaucher P, Aubin T, Réjou-Méchain M, Sueur J (2016) – Screening large audio datasets to determine the time and space distribution of Screaming Piha birds in a tropical forest. Ecological Informatics, 31: 91-99. link