High resolution satellite imagery and field-based validation surveys have provided the first multi-year time series documenting emperor penguin populations.
Think Sonoma County, and the picturesque valley and vineyards come to mind. But the locale is also home to rich and incredible biodiversity. Soundscapes to Landscapes, a biodiversity monitoring initiative in the county, aims to document just that. Over the past five years, from mid-spring to late summer here in California wine country, the initiative […]
The ability of audio recorders to gather large amounts of data can make them more efficient than traditional camera-trapping and remote-tracking methodologies, but it’s still too labor-intensive.