EXPLORATION OF SOUNDSCAPE IN THE MOUNTAIN RAINFORESTS OF YUNGAS

Abstract

n this work, the results of a detailed sound monitoring conducted during December 2023 in the mountain rainforestof Yungas (750 meters above sea level), in the vicinity of Piedras stream within the protected area of Sierra San JavierPark, are presented. The spectrograms obtained from the inner forest differ consistently from those of the riparian forest, distinguishable by their bioacoustic characteristics. It is conjectured that the stream, through its geophonic load and ecological imprint on the landscape, imposes restrictions on the occupation of the ecoacoustic niche by the fauna ensemble present in the area.

Keywords

• biological sounds
• bioacoustics
• automatic classification