biophony
English
Etymology
bio- + -phony
Noun
biophony (plural biophonies)
- (ecology) The cumulative non-human sound produced by living organisms in a given biome.
Derived terms
- biophonic
References
- Krause, B. Into a Wild Sanctuary, Heyday Books, Berkeley, California, 1998
- Krause, B. Wild Soundscapes: Discovering the Voice of the Natural World, Wilderness Press, Berkeley, California, 2002
- Krause, B. Loss of Natural Soundscape: Global Implications of Its Effect on Humans and Other Creatures," Speech given to World Affairs Council, San Francisco, California, 31 January 2001.
- Gage, S., Krause, B. Measuring and Interpreting Acoustics In Four Landscapes In Sequoia National Park, (in press).