Biodiversity Monitoring

How Urbanization Shapes Bird Behavior: A Study on the Differences in Mobility and Exploration of Spur-Winged Lapwings

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How Urbanization Shapes Bird Behavior: A Study on the Differences in Mobility and Exploration of Spur-Winged Lapwings

Urbanization is an irreversible trend in today’s world, accelerating with the continuous growth of the global population. Urbanization alters the distribution and availability of resources, fragmenting habitats for species and affecting the connectivity and suitability of ecosystems. Different species respond to urbanization in vastly different ways: some face extinction risks due to their inability to … Read more

NVIDIA Jetson Monthly Project: Bird Species Recognition through Sound

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NVIDIA Jetson Monthly Project: Bird Species Recognition through Sound

In the wild, being able to identify bird species by their appearance is already quite impressive, but being able to recognize them solely by their sounds is even more remarkable. Unless you are a seasoned bird enthusiast, identifying birds by sound alone can be quite challenging. A group of researchers from the University of Marburg … Read more