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This course will introduce and explain the different applications for bioacoustics to answer ecological questions. Starting with a detailed overview of the correct and most efficient methods of data collecting in the field, this course will then go on to show delegates cutting edge methods for analysing and interpreting different types of bioacoustic data.
This course will cover different types of bioacoustics and will be relevant to those using bioacoustics to study marine mammals.
By the end of this 5-day practical course, attendees will have the capacity to set up and deploy recording devices, download acoustic data, how to analyse this data and report the results.
Bioacoustic methods are becoming increasingly recognised as a valuable approach for ecological surveying. Bioacoustics can be used to effectively replace some current techniques whilst increasing the quality of the data collected or can be used in unison to compliment them. They are particularly useful for developing long-term, permanent datasets that can be independently reviewed, particularly for rare species with low detectability, or when working in difficult environments.
The course will provide a practical introduction to bioacoustics methods, with a mix of lectures and practical workshops, and some optional fieldwork. It will start with a basic introduction to sound and recording theory, before developing hands-on skills in setting-up and deploying a range of acoustic and ultrasonic audio recorders. Workshops will then cover the download and analysis of audio data, mainly using Kaleidoscope Pro and Audacity software. The processed audio data will then be analysed and presented using R, the free software environment for statistical computing and graphics (http://www.r-project.org/).
Example data sets will mostly cover applications for bat and bird surveys, as well as the use of Acoustic Indices as biodiversity metrics. If you are working in different areas of ecology using bioacoustics please feel free to contact oliverhooker@prstatistics.com so we can advise if the learning outcomes are transferable to your field of research.
Monday 4th – Classes from 09:30 to 17:30
INTRO AND SOUND PROPERTIES
Introduction to the course:
People on the course
Course coverage
Resources and references
Introduction to bioacoustics:
What is sound? Emission and propagation
Biological, geological and climate sounds
What are ecoacoustics, bioacoustics and soundscape ecology?
Acoustic niche hypothesis
Uses for bioacoustics:
Studying species and populations
Studying animal behaviour
Studying acoustic communities
Tuesday 5th – Classes from 09:30 to 17:30
FIELDWORK DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE
Hardware and its use in acoustic surveys and monitoring:
Detectors and microphones – choosing and using equipment
Statics vs handheld recording
Acoustic vs. ultrasound
Field sensor setup – practical considerations
Testing, calibration and maintenance
Recording programmes
Survey design
Storing and managing audio data and meta data
Existing guidance – WWF, BCT, etc
Sound reception: microphones, hydrophones, and frequency sensitivity
Digital sound recording
Limitations and emerging opportunities in hardware and sensor deployment
Practical workshops – setup and deployment
Wednesday 6th – Classes from 09:30 to 17:30
ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS
Signal processing and frequency analysis
Analysis tools for acoustic data
Conducting further statistical analyses
Limitations and emerging opportunities in acoustic data analysis
Practical workshops – using Kaleidoscope for bats and birds
Thursday 7th – Classes from 09:30 to 17:30
DATA INTERPRETATION
Integrating with stats (R) /QGIS
Practical workshops – using R/QGIS for interpretation of Kaleidoscope results
Friday 8th – Classes from 09:30 to 16:00
Roundup/conclusions
Discussion of delegate own projects/data
During the course there will be optional evening/morning field trips arranged to carry out acoustic recording
Please email oliverhooker@prstatistics.com with any enquiriesCheck out our sister sites,
www.PRstatistics.com (Ecology and Life Sciences)
www.PRinformatics.com (Bioinformatics and data science)
www.PSstatistics.com (Behaviour and cognition)
1. January 28th– February 1st 2019
AQUATIC ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY DATA ANALYSIS AND SURVEY DESIGN
Glasgow, Scotland, VEMCO staff and affiliates
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/aquatic-acoustic-telemetry-data-analysis-atda01/
2. February 4th – 8th 2019
DESIGNING RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT EXPERIMENTS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES (DRES01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Daniel Lakens
3. 25th February – 1st March 2019
MOVEMENT ECOLOGY (MOVE02)
Margam Discovery Centre, Wales, Dr. Luca Borger, Prof. Ronny Wilson, Dr Jonathan Potts
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/movement-ecology-move02/
4. March 4th – 8th 2019
BIOACOUSTICS FOR ECOLOGISTS: HARDWARE, SURVEY DESIGN AND DATA ANALYSIS (BIAC01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Paul Howden-Leach
5. March 11th – 15th 2019
ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELLING USING R (ENMR03)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Neftali Sillero
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/ecological-niche-modelling-using-r-enmr03/
6. March 18th – 22nd 2019
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS AND R FOR EVERYONE (IRFE01)
Athens, GREECE, Dr Aristides (Aris) Moustakas
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-for-anyone-irfe01/
7. March 25th – 29th 2019
LANDSCAPE GENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R (LNDG03)
Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. Rodney Dyer
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/landscape-genetic-data-analysis-using-r-lndg03/
8. April 1st – 5th 2019
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL MODELLING FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS USING R (IPSY01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Dale Barr, Dr Luc Bussierre
http://www.psstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-using-r-for-psychologists-ipsy02/
9. April 1st – 5th 2019
INDIVIDUAL BASED MODELS FOR ECOLOGSITS (IBME01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Aristides (Aris) Moustakas
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/individual-based-models-using-r-and-netlogo-ibms01/
10. April 8th – 12th 2019
MACHINE LEARNING (MLUR01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Aristides (Aris) Moustakas
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/machine-learning-using-r-mlur01/
11. April 15th – 19th 2019
INTRODUCTION TO Q GIS AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS WITH R (QGSE01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Luca Nelli
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-gis-and-spatial-analyses-with-r-gisr01/
12. April 22nd – 26th 2019
GIS USING R (GISR)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Luca Nelli
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/gis-using-r-gisr01/
13. April 29th – May 3rd 2019
COMPARATIVE GENOMICS (CMGN01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Fritz Sedlazeck, Dr. Matthias Weissensteiner
https://www.prinformatics.com/course/comparative-genomics-cmgn01/
14. May 6th – 10th 2019
INTRODUCTION TO MULTILEVEL MODELS (MIXED/HIERARCHICAL) FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS
Myuna Bay, AUSTRALIA, Dr. Sean Murphy
15. May 16th – 18th 2019 (please note this a 3-day course from Thursday to Saturday)
AQUATIC MOVEMENT ECOLOGY USING R (AMER01)
Myuna Bay, AUSTRALIA, Dr. Ross Dwyer, Dr. Vinay Udyawer
Link to follow
16. May 16th – 19th 2019 (please note this a 4-day course from Thursday to Monday)
INTRODUCTION TO R FOR EVERYONE (IRFE02)
Myuna Bay, AUSTRALIA, Dr Aristides (Aris) Moustakas
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-for-anyone-irfe02/
17. May 20th – 24th 2019
MODEL BASE MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ABUNDANCE DATA USING R (MBMV03)
Myuna Bay, AUSTRALIA, Prof. David Warton
18. May 21st – 24th 2019
STATISTICAL TOOLKIT FOR ECOLOGISTS (STKE01)
Myuna Bay, AUSTRALIA, Dr Aristides (Aris) Moustakas
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/statistical-toolkit-for-ecologists-stke01/
19. June 10th – 14th 2019
STABLE ISOTOPE MIXING MODELS USING SIAR, SIBER AND MIXSIAR (SIMM04)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Andrew Parnell, Dr. Andrew Jackson
www.prstatistics.com/course/stable-isotope-mixing-models-using-r-simm04/
20. June 17th – 21st 2019
SPATIAL MODELLING AND ANALYSIS OF ADAPTIVE GENOMIC VARIATION (SPGN01)
Glasgow, Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick
21. June 17th – 21st 2019
INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON FOR BIOLOGISTS (IPYB06)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones
http://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-python-for-biologists-ipyb06/
22. June 24th – 28th 2019
ADVANCED PYTHON FOR BIOLOGISTS (APYB03)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones
www.prinformatics.com/course/advanced-python-biologists-apyb03/
23. July 1st – 5th 2019
DATA VISUALISATION AND MANIPULATION USING PYTHON (DVMP01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones
http://www.prinformatics.com/course/data-visualisation-and-manipulation-using-python-dvmp01/
24. July 29th – August 2nd 2019
INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R (ISPE01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Jakub Nowosad
25. September 16th – 20th 2019
R PACKAGE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT AND REPRODUCIBLE DATA SCIENCE FOR BIOLOGISTS (RPKG01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Cory Merow, Dr. Andy Rominger
26. September 30th – October 4th 2019
GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS USING R (GMMR02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. Dean Adams, Prof. Michael Collyer, Dr. Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/geometric-morphometrics-using-r-gmmr02/
27. October 7th – 11th 2019
CONSERVATION PLANNING USING PRIORITIZR : FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE (PRTZ01)
Athens, GREECE, Dr Richard Schuster and Nina Morell
28. October 21st – 25th 2019
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO MIXED MODELS (INCLUDING TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION) (MMTS01)
Athens, GREECE, Dr Aristides (Aris) Moustakas
29. November 18th – 22nd 2019
INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURED POPULATION MODELS AND DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION MODELS (IIPM01)
Athens, GREECE, Dr Cory Merow
30. November 25th – 29th 2019
ADVANCED RANGE, NICHE, AND DISTRIBUTION MODELING (ASDM01)
Athens, GREECE, Dr Cory Merow
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/advanced-range-niche-and-distribution-modeling-asdm01/
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