@article{fdi:010094384,
  title = {{W}orldwide soundscapes : a synthesis of passive acoustic monitoring across realms},
  author = {{D}arras, {K}. {F}. {A}. and {R}ountree, {R}. {A}. and {V}an {W}ilgenburg, {S}. {L}. and {C}ord, {A}. {F}. and {P}itz, {F}. and {C}hen, {Y}. {F}. and {D}ong, {L}. {J}. and {R}ocquencourt, {A}. and {D}esjonqu{\`e}res, {C}. and {D}iaz, {P}. {M}. and {L}in, {T}. {H}. and {T}urco, {T}. and {E}mmerson, {L}. and {B}radfer-{L}awrence, {T}. and {G}asc, {A}mandine and {M}arley, {S}. and {S}alton, {M}. and {S}chill{\'e}, {L}. and {W}ensveen, {P}. {J}. and {W}u, {S}. {H}. and {A}cero-{M}urcia, {A}. {C}. and {A}cevedo-{C}harry, {O}. and {A}dam, {M}. and {A}guzzi, {J}. and {A}koglu, {I}. and {A}morim, {M}. {C}. {P}. and {A}nders, {M}. and {A}ndr{\'e}, {M}. and {A}ntonelli, {A}. and {D}o {N}ascimento, {L}. {A}. and {A}ppel, {G}. and {A}rcher, {S}. and {A}staras, {C}. and {A}temasov, {A}. and {A}tkinson, {J}. and {A}ttia, {J}. and {B}altag, {E}. and {B}arbaro, {L}. and {B}asan, {F}. and {B}atist, {C}. and {B}aumgarten, {J}. {E}. and {S}empere, {J}. {T}. {B}. and {B}ellisario, {K}. and {B}en {D}avid, {A}. and {B}erger-{T}al, {O}. and {B}ertucci, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and et al.,},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im: {T}he urgency for remote, reliable and scalable biodiversity monitoring amidst mounting human pressures on ecosystems has sparked worldwide interest in {P}assive {A}coustic {M}onitoring ({PAM}), which can track life underwater and on land. {H}owever, we lack a unified methodology to report this sampling effort and a comprehensive overview of {PAM} coverage to gauge its potential as a global research and monitoring tool. {T}o address this gap, we created the {W}orldwide {S}oundscapes project, a collaborative network and growing database comprising metadata from 416 datasets across all realms (terrestrial, marine, freshwater and subterranean). {L}ocation: {W}orldwide, 12,343 sites, all ecosystem types. {T}ime {P}eriod: 1991 to present. {M}ajor {T}axa {S}tudied: {A}ll soniferous taxa. {M}ethods: {W}e synthesise sampling coverage across spatial, temporal and ecological scales using metadata describing sampling locations, deployment schedules, focal taxa and audio recording parameters. {W}e explore global trends in biological, anthropogenic and geophysical sounds based on 168 selected recordings from 12 ecosystems across all realms. {R}esults: {T}errestrial sampling is spatially denser (46 sites per million square kilometre-{M}km(2)) than aquatic sampling (0.3 and 1.8 sites/{M}km(2) in oceans and fresh water) with only two subterranean datasets. {A}lthough diel and lunar cycles are well sampled across realms, only marine datasets (55%) comprehensively sample all seasons. {A}cross the 12 ecosystems selected for exploring global acoustic trends, biological sounds showed contrasting diel patterns across ecosystems, declined with distance from the {E}quator, and were negatively correlated with anthropogenic sounds. {M}ain {C}onclusions: {PAM} can inform macroecological studies as well as global conservation and phenology syntheses, but representation can be improved by expanding terrestrial taxonomic scope, sampling coverage in the high seas and subterranean ecosystems, and spatio-temporal replication in freshwater habitats. {O}verall, this worldwide {PAM} network holds promise to support cross-realm biodiversity research and monitoring efforts.},
  keywords = {{ARU} ; automated sound recorder ; biodiversity ; conservation biology ; ecoacoustics ; {IUCN} {GET} realm ; {P}assive {A}coustic {M}onitoring ; phenology ; soundscape ecology},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}cology and {B}iogeography},
  volume = {34},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {e70021 [20 p.]},
  ISSN = {1466-822{X}},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1111/geb.70021},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094384},
}