Soundscape Ecology - Principles, Patterns, Methods and Applications

piSoundscape Ecology/i represents a new branch of ecology�and it is�the result of the integration of different disciplines like Landscape ecology,�Bioacoustics, Acoustic ecology, Biosemiotics, etc. The soundscape that is the object of this discipline, is defined as�the acoustic context resulting from natural and�human�originated sounds and it is considered a relevant�environmental proxy for animal and human life./ppWith�iSoundscape Ecology/i�Almo Farina�means to offer a new�cultural tool�to investigate�a partially explored component of the environmental complexity.�For this�he intends to set the principles�of this new discipline, to delineate the epistemic domain� in which to develop new�ideas�and theories and to describe the necessary integration�with all the other ecological/environmental�disciplines./ppThe book is organized in ten chapters.
The first two chapters delineate�principles and theory of soundscape ecology. Chapters three and four�describe the bioacoustic and communication theories. Chapter five is devoted�to the human dimension of soundscape.� Chapters six to eight�regard the major sonic patterns like�noise, choruses and vibrations. Chapter�nine�is devoted to the methods in soundscape ecology and finally chapter ten describes the application of the soundscape analysis./p