@article{fdi:010083960, title = {{L}inking acoustic diversity to compositional and configurational heterogeneity in mosaic landscapes}, author = {{B}arbaro, {L}. and {S}ourdril, {A}. and {F}roidevaux, {J}. {S}. {P}. and {C}auchoix, {M}. and {C}alatayud, {F}. and {D}econchat, {M}. and {G}asc, {A}mandine}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}ontext {T}here is a long-standing quest in landscape ecology for holistic biodiversity metrics accounting for multi-taxa diversity in heterogeneous habitat mosaics. {P}assive acoustic monitoring of biodiversity may provide integrative indices allowing to investigate how soundscapes are shaped by compositional and configurational heterogeneity of mosaic landscapes. {O}bjectives {W}e tested the effects of dominant habitat and landscape heterogeneity on acoustic diversity indices across a large range of mosaic landscapes from two long-term socio-ecological research areas in {O}ccitanie, {F}rance and {A}rizona, {USA}. {M}ethods {W}e assessed acoustic diversity by automated recording for 44 landscapes distributed along gradients of compositional and configurational heterogeneity. {W}e analyzed the responses of six acoustic indices and a composite multiacoustic index to habitat type and multi-scale landscape metrics for three time periods: 24 h-diel cycles, dawns and nights. {R}esults {L}andscape mosaics dominated by permanent grasslands in {O}ccitanie and woodlands in {A}rizona produced the highest values of acoustic diversity. {M}oreover, several indices including {H}, {ADI}, {NDSI}, {NP} and the multiacoustic index consistently responded to edge density in both study regions, but with contrasting patterns, increasing in {O}ccitanie and decreasing in {A}rizona. {L}andscape configuration was a key driver of acoustic diversity for diel and nocturnal soundscapes, while dawn soundscapes depended more on landscape composition. {C}onclusions {A}coustic diversity was correlated more with configurational than compositional heterogeneity in both regions, with contrasting effects explained by the interplay between biogeography and land use history. {W}e suggest that multiple acoustic indices are needed to properly account for complex responses of soundscapes to large-scale habitat heterogeneity in mosaic landscapes.}, keywords = {{A}coustic diversity ; {E}dge density ; {L}andscape heterogeneity ; {M}ultiacoustic index ; {S}oundscapes ; {FRANCE} ; {ETATS} {UNIS} ; {ARIZONA} ; {OCCITANIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{L}andscape {E}cology}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[19 ]}, ISSN = {0921-2973}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1007/s10980-021-01391-8}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083960}, }