Aims of The International Society of Ecoacoustics
GENERAL
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To promote a scientific approach to the study of ecoacoustics.
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To create a network between scientists and students to facilitate the exchange of information about theories, methods and tools in ecoacoustics.
DISSEMINATION OF IDEAS AND RESEARCH
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To facilitate regular meetings, workshops and seminars across the Australasian region.
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To promote publications (proceedings, book series and journals).
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To support collaboration with other scientific disciplines with links to acoustics, ecology and conservation biology.
CONSERVATION
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To work with other organizations to use ecoacoustics to help achieve ecological integrity in the world’s disappearing ecosystems.
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To encourage acoustic research projects on endangered species and threatened ecosystems and to promote the conservation of acoustic diversity and natural soundscapes.
ENGINEERING
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To promote interdisciplinary approaches in the development of data acquisition and analysis tools by bringing together competences in microelectronics, signal processing, and information technology.
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To promote new approaches to data analysis by bringing together competences in “big data” and “data mining.
ARCHIVING
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To promote the collection and archiving of natural sounds.
EDUCATION
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To promote ecoacoustics public outreach through new educational formats and science-based sound art across the widest possible range of disciplines.