Sonic processes are subjective and require a focal species to be identified.
Evidence
Sonic processes refer to the dynamics and the effects that sounds produce on living organisms such as reverberation, masking, annoyance, stress, mating selection, and phonotaxy. The sonic processes are subjectively perceived and as a consequence they always require a focal species or aggregation (population, community) to be identified. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 210
Categorization
- DEFINE: Establishes the pattern-versus-process lexicon transferred from landscape ecology into soundscape ecology — a distinction the methods chapters depend on.
- XREF: connects to: Sound functions as an ecological resource organisms track for survival — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 248; Sound denotes both a physical wave and the subjective percept it evokes; Whether a natural sound counts as noise depends on the perceiving species — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1242 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Whether a natural sound counts as noise depends on the perceiving species
#expands(0.95) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 1242 - Sound denotes both a physical wave and the subjective percept it evokes
#expands(0.80) - Technical measurement is necessary for subjective audio judgments to be meaningful.
#qualifies(0.78) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 924 - Whether a sound counts as noise depends on subjective interpretation, not acoustics
#expands(0.75) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 1025 - Whether a sound parses into separate notes is decided by perception, not physics
#exemplifies(0.75) — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1701