Author :
Cambron, Mark E. ; Emberton, Adam C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a recent capstone design project done at Western Kentucky University. An important tool for studying and monitoring wildlife are automated digital recording systems. The Amphibulator is designed to control the Marantz Professional Solid State Recorder PMD 660. In this paper improvements to the Amphibulator I are discussed. The system has being used to monitor the effects of global warming on populations of several species of amphibians in Spain and Portugal, to describe the acoustic landscape and bird populations in western Kentucky, and to study behavioral calls of midwife toads in central and northern Spain.
Keywords :
audio recording; biology computing; computerised monitoring; global warming; recorders; zoology; Amphibulator I; Amphibulator II; Marantz Professional Solid State Recorder PMD 660; Portugal; Western Kentucky University; acoustic landscape; amphibian species population; automated digital recording systems; bird populations; central Spain; global warming effects monitoring; midwife toads behavioral calls; northern Spain; wildlife monitoring; Batteries; Birds; Educational institutions; Monitoring; Sociology; Solids; Statistics; Capstone Design; Digital Recording; Global Warming;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon, 2013 Proceedings of IEEE
Conference_Location :
Jacksonville, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0052-7
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.2013.6567391
