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anthropogenic sensory stimuli and wildlife

Check out the decision-support web tool here: bit.ly/sensorypollutionmap

Overview:
This work seeks to understand and demonstrate the effects of human activities on wildlife using a functional sensory ecology approach and, combined with NASA and National Park Service (NPS) products (soundscape) and expertise, developing spatially-explicit indices of risk from anthropogenic nightlight and noise (ANLN) for mammals and birds of conservation significance across the contiguous US. Additionally, this project will include quantitative prediction of ANLN impacts on habitat quality and connectivity across space using extensive datasets on mammal and bird distributions and avian reproductive success to maximize utility for the NPS and inter-agency partners. The geospatial framework we propose to generate here will provide the NPS with a data-driven approach to identify priority locations for mitigation and forecasts benefits.
Outreach Materials Below
noise_mountain3.pdf
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noise_desert3.pdf
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light_mountain3.pdf
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light_desert3.pdf
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mitigation_info.docx
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PictureCougar in Verdugo Mountains, CA.Credit: National Park Service.
Collaborators: 
Clinton D. Francis, California Polytechnic State University
David Stoner
, Utah State University
Jesse Barber, Boise State University
Andrew Molthan, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Kurt Fristrup, NPS Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division 

Funding:
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
NASA Ecological Forecasting



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During a workshop with NPS collaborators and ANLN experts held in October, 2017, Drs. Jesse Barber and Neil Carter compare notes
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Participants in the October workshop rank importance of biological traits
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  • About
  • People
  • Research
    • Coexistence in the Northern Rockies
    • Gorongosa Wildlife Recovery
    • Modeling Human-Wildlife Coexistence
    • Predicting Human-Wildlife Conflicts
    • Sensory Stimuli and Wildlife
  • Publications
  • Teaching
  • Prospective Students