Underground Ecosystem Conservation Through High-resolution Air Monitoring.

ABSTRACT: In cave ecosystems tourists represent moving sources of discontinuous disturbances, able to induce transient system responses whose knowledge is crucial in defining appropriate conservation measures. Here we propose an approach to evaluate the amplitude and scales of cave alterations based on high-resolution air monitoring, through the use of purposely developed low-cost monitoring stations and a consistent analytical framework for information retrieval based on time series analysis. In particular, monitoring stations adopt a modular structure based on physical computing platforms acquiring data through several sensors, with means of preventing humidity damages and guaranteeing their continuous operation. Data are then analyzed using wavelet periodograms and cross-periodograms to extract t

SUBMITTER: Addesso R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860376 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature