The Sound of Drystones: A Novel Hot-Spot of Ecoacoustics Research
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- To contribute with knowledge regarding the xerolithic heritage of Lesbos Island, focusing on drystone olive grove terraces;
- To better understand the impact of drystone terraces on biodiversity levels using a small-scale and non-invasive ecoacoustics approach;
- To compare the effect of drystone terrace maintenance level on acoustic complexity and diversity;
- To highlight a novel and rich sound recording site for ecoacousticians, aiming towards the long-term preservation of drystone constructions.
2. Materials and Methods
Data Acquisition and Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Drystone Terrace Condition | Mean | Mdn | SD | Min. | Max. | Skewness | Kurtosis | SW | df | p |
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Acoustic complexity of highly maintained drystone terraces | 766.92 | 697.23 | 279.57 | 459.21 | 1364.61 | 1.119 | 1.079 | 0.905 | 10 | 0.248 |
Acoustic complexity of poorly maintained drystone terraces | 1812.42 | 1784.62 | 106.57 | 1680.29 | 1997.55 | 0.700 | −0.391 | 0.941 | 9 | 0.618 |
Acoustic diversity of highly maintained drystone terraces | 0.0287 | 0.0250 | 0.01657 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.619 | −1.077 | 0.904 | 10 | 0.240 |
Acoustic diversity of poorly maintained drystone terraces | 0.1233 | 0.1281 | 0.01035 | 0.10 | 0.13 | −0.927 | −0.633 | 0.849 | 10 | 0.056 |
Paired Samples Test | ||||||||||
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95% CI of the Difference | ||||||||||
Drystone Terrace Condition | Mean | SD | Std. Error Mean | Lower | Upper | t | df | Sig. | Cohen’s D | |
Pair 1 | Acoustic complexity of highly maintained drystone terraces | 992.05 | 350.41 | 123.89 | 699.09 | 1285.01 | 8.007 | 7 | 0.000 | 2.83 |
Acoustic complexity of poorly maintained drystone terraces | ||||||||||
Pair 2 | Acoustic diversity of highly maintained drystone terraces | 0.09454 | 0.02426 | 0.00767 | 0.07718 | 0.11190 | 12.322 | 9 | 0.000 | 3.89 |
Acoustic diversity of poorly maintained drystone terraces |
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Minioti, M.; Tsaligopoulos, A.; Matsinos, Y.G.; Pavlogeorgatos, G. The Sound of Drystones: A Novel Hot-Spot of Ecoacoustics Research. Earth 2022, 3, 939-950. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth3030055
Minioti M, Tsaligopoulos A, Matsinos YG, Pavlogeorgatos G. The Sound of Drystones: A Novel Hot-Spot of Ecoacoustics Research. Earth. 2022; 3(3):939-950. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth3030055
Chicago/Turabian StyleMinioti, Maria, Aggelos Tsaligopoulos, Yiannis G. Matsinos, and Gerasimos Pavlogeorgatos. 2022. "The Sound of Drystones: A Novel Hot-Spot of Ecoacoustics Research" Earth 3, no. 3: 939-950. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth3030055