Free Download Neil Middleton, "Is That a Bat?: A Guide to Non-Bat Sounds Encountered During Bat Surveys"
English | ISBN: 1784271977 | 2020 | 288 pages | PDF | 36 MB
Bat detector surveys are carried out by ecological consultants, researchers, conservationists and hobbyists. Understanding and categorising non-bat sounds in surveys offers the potential of knock-on benefits for informing development projects (e.g. other important records discovered within a site), as well as the possibility of associated conservation benefits. In recent years the number of people carrying out these surveys and recording calls with bat detectors has grown considerably. These surveys often generate vast amounts of audio recordings, resulting in the heavy workload associated with completing the sound analysis and reporting process.
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