Sound Identification of Terrestrial Mammals of Britain & Ireland

NEIL MIDDLETON, STUART NEWSON, HUMA PEARCE

Covers 42 species of terrestrial mammal in Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Packed with almost 300 figures and spectrograms.

Access to a downloadable sound library of more than 250 recordings.

This ground-breaking volume covers 42 species of terrestrial mammal – from the red deer to the pygmy shrew, from the pine marten to the hedgehog. The subject is introduced for the first time as a single overarching field of study, including guidance on survey methods, analysis of sound recordings and appropriate software. The book covers species in Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Containing nearly 300 figures in total, each species is considered in detail, with specific spectrogram examples. Furthermore, the book allows the reader access to a downloadable sound library containing more than 250 recordings.

The authors have extensive experience and expertise in bioacoustics, including in the sound identification of mammals. They are also heavily involved in creating tools that use machine-learning algorithms to recognise mammal species from their calls. A real ear-opener, this will be the essential handbook for many years to come, serving ecological consultants, academics, conservationists, hobbyists and serious mammal recorders alike.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Neil Middleton is a licensed bat worker and trainer, and is the owner of BatAbility Courses & Tuition (www.batability.co.uk), an organisation that delivers ecology-related skills development to customers throughout the UK and beyond. He has studied bats for over 25 years, with a particular focus on their acoustic behaviour (echolocation and social calls).

Stuart Newson is a Senior Research Ecologist at the British Trust for Ornithology, where he is involved in survey design and data analysis from national ‘citizen-science’ surveys. Stuart’s work on bioacoustics has included creating tools to identify European bats, bush-crickets and small mammal species from their ‘calls’.

Huma Pearce is a freelance ecologist with a specialist interest in mammals. She has worked on various small and medium sized mammal monitoring projects in the UK and abroad, training students and citizen science volunteers in mammal survey techniques.

PUBLICATION DATE

26 September 2023

PUBLISHER

Pelagic Publishing

FORMAT | ISBN | PRICE

Hbk | 9781784273811 | £45.00 | $64.00 eBook available

SIZE 244 x 170 mm

PAGES 384pp

SERIES

Pelagic Identification Guides

BIC SUBJECTS

PSVW7, WNCF

BISAC SUBJECTS

SCI070030, NAT019000

RIGHTS World