Field Methods in Conservation Bioacoustics: Hawai'i Experience

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This field methods course will consist of a 2-week experience in Hawaii that provides hands-on experience with conservation bioacoustics projects across marine and terrestrial ecosystems on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Activities will include the design and execution of field projects, presentations and meetings with local researchers and conservation practitioners, group discussions on how to maximize conservation outputs from the projects, and analysis of acoustic data. Students will learn acoustic data collection techniques through participating in ongoing monitoring projects with researchers from the Hawai'i Marine Mammal Consortium and the University of Hawai'i. Throughout the course, teams of students will execute their conservation bioacoustic projects, including question development spanning hypothesis testing, study design, data collection, analysis, and writing. At the close of the course, students will present their findings in a symposium and write up their project results as a chapter in our annual field course book.