Dense multi-layered jungle vegetation makes hearing more efficient than sight

Evidence

The soundscape in jungles is an event that creates mystery and surprise in the listener for the amazing variety of sounds produced simultaneously by thousands of species in a few square meters. This soundscape results in the richest sonic environment that we can find on the Earth. Because of the dense vegetation that is expanded in several layers until an height greater than 70 m, hearing is a more efficient tool to communicate and to acquire information than sight. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 341

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Pure-tone notes exploit reverberation to travel farther in dense forest — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 432; Ground impedance, not foliage, governs low-band attenuation by vegetation. — Donald Aylor, Noise Reduction by Vegetation and Ground, 2; Open and dense forest canopies create distinct sound atmospheres — Vinson Brown, Reading the Woods: Seeing More in…, 154

Broader Connections

• Open and dense forest canopies create distinct sound atmospheres #expands (0.85) — Vinson Brown, Reading the Woods, 154