Guest Lecture: “Bioacoustics: Methods, Applications, and Research Directions”
20.2.2025
A guest lecture was held at the Department of Horticulture of the National Research Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, dedicated to a unique research direction in Ukraine – bioacoustics.
The lecturer was Yevhenia Yablonovska-Hryshchenko, senior researcher at the Kaniv Nature Reserve of the National Scientific Center “Institute of Biology and Medicine” of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The meeting was attended by students and teachers of all specialties of the ER INAS.
During the presentation, Ms. Yevhenia presented key aspects of bioacoustics – a branch of zoology that studies the sound signals of animals. She emphasized that bioacoustics is an important direction in world ornithology and has wide application in faunistics, ethology, zoogeography, as well as in such disciplines as computer science, linguistics and philosophy.
The lecture considered the main methods of bioacoustic research, in particular:
- recording sound signals – using various means, from specialized equipment to ordinary smartphones;
- analysis of recordings – using sonograms and oscillograms for visual and numerical analysis of sound signals;
- classification of sound signals—a formalized description of signal elements and their sequences.
During the meeting, new issues and possible directions for future research were considered, such as the impact of anthropogenic noise on bird song activity, the use of bioacoustics to manage animal behavior, and retrospective analysis of the distribution of song complexes.
The topic of the lecture aroused great interest among the participants. Many of those present were surprised by how widely bioacoustics can be applied in various scientific disciplines, from ecology to linguistics. The audience was especially fascinated by the discussion of the possibilities of using sound signals for identifying species that are difficult to see and for studying the territorial complexes of birds. Participants actively asked questions, in particular about methods of recording sounds in natural conditions, analysis of sonograms, and the possibilities of applying bioacoustics in nature conservation.
The lecture drew attention to the further study of bioacoustics and considering it as a potential direction for scientific research.
We sincerely thank Ms. Yevhenia for an interesting and informative lecture! We hope for further cooperation and new meetings!
Department of Landscape Gardening and Ecology
