Species in a habitat partition acoustic space into distinct non-overlapping bandwidths.
Evidence
The acoustic niche (hypothesis) is based on the ecological niche concept (Hutchinson, 1957; Hutchinson, 1978) and on the empirical observations in which only a few parts of species-specific sounds overlap each other, avoiding cacophonic effects (Krause, 1987; Krause, 1993). The acoustic niche hypothesis represents an important model used to understand better how species enter into competition or avoid competition during their acoustic performances. … In this way, species occupy a temporal and frequency bandwidth that results in the Krause concept of “the animal orchestra” (Krause, 2012). The premise being that the voice of each organism in a given habitat strives for its own bandwidth – a clear channel of transmission and reception – to avoid masking, much like instruments in an orchestra are organized. — Bernie Krause and Almo Farina, Using Ecoacoustic Methods to Survey the…, 39
Categorization
- XREF: This is Krause’s own formal framing of the Acoustic Niche Hypothesis that anchors the INTD soundscape course’s biophony/anthropophony analytic partition. — connects to: Chickadees pitch-shift incoming biophonic signals to create their own private bandwidth. — Bernie Krause and Almo Farina, Using Ecoacoustic Methods to Survey the…, 44; Novel acoustic intruders disrupt frequency partitioning and vocal competition — Bernie Krause and Almo Farina, Using Ecoacoustic Methods to Survey the…, 45; Each species occupies a distinct acoustic niche to avoid signal competition — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 387 (+3 more)
- DEFINE: Defines acoustic niche hypothesis and the ‘animal orchestra’ metaphor in one place.
Related
- Each species occupies a distinct acoustic niche to avoid signal competition (similarity 0.92)
- Acoustic niche partitioning operates through both spatial movement and temporal scheduling (similarity 0.86)
- Species time-share the acoustic space to minimize signal interference (similarity 0.85)
- Novel acoustic intruders disrupt frequency partitioning and vocal competition (similarity 0.85)
- Four hypotheses organize the study of animal acoustic signaling (similarity 0.84)
- Chickadees pitch-shift incoming biophonic signals to create their own private bandwidth. (similarity 0.83)
- Habitat structure drives the evolution of animal vocal signals (similarity 0.80)
- Biophony structure arises from four evolutionary pressure mechanisms (similarity 0.79)
- Acoustic diversity mirrors species diversity only in tropical biomes. (similarity 0.79)
- Habitat-specific ambient noise can drive the evolution of animal signals (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Each species occupies a distinct acoustic niche to avoid signal competition
#corroborates(0.92) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 387 - Acoustic niche partitioning operates through both spatial movement and temporal scheduling
#expands(0.88) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 474 - Species time-share the acoustic space to minimize signal interference
#corroborates(0.78) — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 750