Acoustic ecology and identification of european Bats

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Workshop led by Michel Barataud, French naturalist and bat
specialist in acoustic ecology, author of ‘Acoustic Ecology of
European Bats’, said to be a 2015 ‘must-have book’ by BCT
Assisted by Ben Van der Wijden, bat specialist from Belgium
with 23 years of experience and Katia Bresso, French ecologi

The acoustic identification of bats has become common place in
bat studies. However fully automated systems are not relevant
in all cases and require a considerable number of manual
checks. This week-long workshop in the lovely Brenne lakes region in the middle of France focuses entirely on in the field
acoustic methods, following a scientific program developed
in France since 1988. This method is based on manual species identification, combining in the field listening in heterodyne and time expansion with computer analysis, along with integration of the behaviour of the individual bats studied. This method will provide the observer with a deeper knowledge and understanding, allowing them a greater capacity for action and reflection at all stages of collection, processing and interpretatio

We speak : French