Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2017-2018
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Research Summary:As a broadly trained conservation biologist, I study the science of sound in a landscape, known as soundscape ecology. Sounds are a fundamental property of the natural environment – where animal vocalizations regulate ecological processes, for example predator-prey interactions. In this context, anthropogenic noise can have serious consequences, masking important sounds, and changing wildlife behavior and physiology. Thus, I use acoustic recordings to monitor biodiversity, ecological health, and the harmful effects of noise pollution on wildlife. Combining cutting-edge sound modelling and recordings I am helping build a national framework for noise management in protected areas for the National Park Service.