Application of Transfer Entropy Measure to Characterize Environmental Sounds in Urban and Wild Parks.

ABSTRACT: Anthropized green zones in urban areas and their surroundings develop complex soundscapes, characterized by the presence of multiple sound sources. This makes the interpretation of the sound environment challenging. To accurately distinguish between different sound components, a combination of selective analysis techniques is necessary. Urban parks are significant and interesting examples, where the interaction between anthropogenic and biophonic sound sources persists over broad temporal and spatial scales, making them important sites for evaluating local soundscape quality. In this work, we suggest that a transfer entropy measure (TEM) may more efficiently disentangle relevant information than traditional eco-acoustic indices. The two study areas were Parco Nord in Milan, Italy, and Tici

SUBMITTER: Benocci R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11859987 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature