Boyagin Wandoo Woodland Acoustic Recordings from Four Habitats

Continuous audio recordings from the Boyagin Wandoo Woodland SuperSite in Australia. Four acoustic recorders were deployed in 2019, with two placed in wet habitats and two in dry habitats. The site was established in 2017 within a dense eucalypt woodland nature reserve.

Use Cases

• Analyze bioacoustic patterns between wet and dry habitat recorder placements to study ecological differences.
• Use continuous audio data to monitor species presence and activity cycles within the Wandoo woodland ecosystem.
• Process audio files to detect and classify vocalizations of specific fauna, such as birds, within the nature reserve.

Strengths

• Data collection began in 2019, providing a multi-year time series of continuous audio recordings.
• Includes recordings from four distinct recorder locations, enabling habitat-based comparison (wet vs. dry).
• Part of the structured Australian Acoustic Observatory (A2O) project, ensuring standardized collection methods.

Limitations

• The specific number of audio files, their duration, and total data size are unknown.
• Available file formats (HTML, PNG, PDF) suggest metadata or documentation, not the primary audio files themselves.
• The license is unspecified, which may restrict certain commercial or redistribution uses.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Continuous audio collection via four acoustic recorders deployed as part of the Australian Acoustic Observatory (A2O) project.

Time Range

Recordings began in 2019; the site was established in 2017.

Freshness

The metadata was last updated in March 2026, indicating active maintenance.

Geography

Boyagin Nature Reserve, Western Australia, specifically within Wandoo woodland (Eucalypt sp.) habitats.